Question

Quite a large jump between the values of second and third
ionization potentials of an atom would correspond to the
electronic configuration
(a) 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ (b) 1s² 2s² 2p⁶3s²
(c) 1s² 2s² 2p⁶3s²3p¹ (d) 1s2 2s² 2p⁶3s²3p²

Answer 1

Explanation:

Quite a large jump between the values of second and third

ionization potentials of an atom would correspond to the

electronic configuration

(a) 1s² 2s² 2p⁶

(b) 1s² 2s² 2p⁶3s²

(c) 1s² 2s² 2p⁶3s²3p¹ ✔️✔️

(d) 1s2 2s² 2p⁶3s²3p²

Answer 2

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(c) 1s² 2s² 2p⁶3s²3p¹

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