Asked by Anonymous
Which of the following pairs is correct (for the correct reason) regarding the ionization energy of the atoms? *
A.Na > K; greater effective nuclear charge in Na
B.Na > K; greater number of electron shells in K
C.Na < Mg; increasing electron repulsion in Mg
D.Na > Mg; increasing effective nuclear charge in Mg
A.Na > K; greater effective nuclear charge in Na
B.Na > K; greater number of electron shells in K
C.Na < Mg; increasing electron repulsion in Mg
D.Na > Mg; increasing effective nuclear charge in Mg
Answers
Answered by
DrBob222
I'm not doing your homework for you. Your previous question should tell you how to answer this. I'll be more than happy to answer questions about how you know OR you can Google and see periodic trends.