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Mg2+ ion formation [duplicate]
Why does Mg not form a Mg+1 ion, even though its second ionization energy is much higher than the first ionization energy?
(I know that an ion should resemble the noble gas closest to the element from ...
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Comparing Succesive Ionisation Energies
I am trying to understand successive ionisation energies. In particular, an explanation for why the second ionisation energy is greater than the first ionisation energy. I'm looking for a clear and ...
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How to calculate ionization energy of an atom provided energy of the electron at ground state? [closed]
It is given that in ground state the energy of electron in hydrogen atom is $-2.18\times10^{-18}\mathrm{J}$. I'm required to calculate the Ionization Energy in kJ/mol
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How much energy is required to make an ion?
So say that I have a normal hydrogen atom (not an isotope, just regular normal hydrogen atom) and I want to make it into an ion $\text{H}^+$. Since to make an ion of that formula I need to take away ...
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Why does the definition of ionisation energy only include gaseous atoms? [duplicate]
I know that in physics there is thermionic emission and the photoelectric effect. These are both method of removing electrons. I think these affects are only for metals due to their de-localized ...
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