Question

(c) Pb
(d) Hg
An element has successive ionization energies as 940 (first),
2080, 3090, 4140, 7030, 7870, 16000 and 19500 kJ mot'. To
which group of the periodic table does this element belong?
(a) 14
(b) 15
(c) 16
(d) 17​

Answer 1

Answer:

16 .........................

Answer 2

Answer:

16

Explanation:

In chemistry, ionization energy or ionisation energy may be defined as the minimum amount of energy required to remove the most loosely bound electron or the electron in the last or Valence orbit.

As you can see there is a large difference between the first ionization energy and the last ionization energy, it means after removing the electrons or adding the electrons it will come in a stable form. So, it contains 6 electrons in the last orbit.

So, it is an element of group 16.