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Why is the second ionisation energy of lithium much greater than that of beryllium?

Important Questions on Periodic Classification of Elements and General Inorganic Chemistry

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The energy needed for LigLi3+g+3e is 1.96×104 kJ mol-1. If the first ionisation energy of Li is 520 kJ mol-1, calculate the second ionisation energy for Li. Given IE1 for H=2.18×10-18 kJ atom-1.
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The ionisation enthalpies of elements of the second period are given below:
Ionisation enthalpy (kcal mol-1): 520, 899, 801,1086, 1402, 1314, 1681, 2080
Match the correct enthalpy with the elements and complete the graph given in the following figure. Also write the symbols of elements with their atomic numbers.

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The IP1, IP2, IP3, IP4 and IP5 of an element are 7.1, 14.3, 34.5, 46.8, 162.2 eV, respectively. The element is likely to be:
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Consider the following changes:

(a) Sublimation energy of M=p

(b) Sublimation E+IE1+IE2 of M=q

(c)  IE1 of M=r

(d)  IE2 of M=s

(e) IE1+IE2 of M=t

The enthalpy change for the reaction M+gM2+g+e- could be calculated from the energy value associated with:

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Successive ionisation energies of an element 'X' are given below (in k cal): 

IP1 IP2 IP3 IP4
165 195 556 595

Electronic configuration of the element 'X' is:

 

 

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14th of Avogadro's number of atoms of an element absorb energy X'' kJ. The ionisation energy of the element is:
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A sudden large jump between the values of the second and the third ionisation energies of an element would be associated with the electronic configuration: