Question

ie1, ie2 and ie3 of an element are 10eV, 15eV and 45eV , the most stable oxidation state of the element will be?​

Answer 1

Answer:

ie2

Explanation:

lesser the ie more is stability of ox state.

but as diff between ie1 and ie2 is not much.and diff between 1st and 2nd s due to fact that ie of cation s greater than neutralatom

Answer 2

The most stable oxidation state of the element will be ie2 .

• The difference between ie are used to know about the stable oxidation state .
• The difference between ie2 and ie3 are way more than the difference between ie1 and ie2 .
• We can conclude that ie2 is stable as at this stage more energy is needed to remove an extra electron .