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Christiano

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Ionisation Energies
« on: March 03, 2010, 06:45:34 pm »
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What factors need to be considered when predicting the trend in ionization energies across a period?

I've noticed from graphs that every now and then an element decreases in ionization energy across the period. Why is this?
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Re: Ionisation Energies
« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2010, 07:04:04 pm »
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http://www.chemguide.co.uk/atoms/properties/ies.html

have a read, ionisation energy increases across a period an decreases down a group.
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Re: Ionisation Energies
« Reply #2 on: March 03, 2010, 07:13:23 pm »
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Wow, thanks, explained my problems :)
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