Consider the group 1A elements sodium (period 3), potassium (period 4), and rubidium (period 5). What would you predict about the ionization energies of these elements?

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19 January, 07:06

Consider the group 1A elements sodium (period 3), potassium (period 4), and rubidium (period 5). What would you predict about the ionization energies of these elements?

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Carlos · Answer 1

Ionization energies increase from left to right and down to up in a periodic table. The given elements are all group one elements so the ionization energy could be rank as Rb>K>Na. Hope this answers the question. Have a nice day.