Ionization Enthalpy and its Applications

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Ionization Enthalpy and its Applications: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Ionisation Enthalpy, Factors Affecting Ionisation Energy, Variation of Ionisation Energy in Periodic Table, Applications of Ionisation Energy and, Exceptions in Trends of Ionization Energy

Important Questions on Ionization Enthalpy and its Applications

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Select whether the following statement is True or False:

Boron has more ionisation energy than beryllium.

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Explain why beryllium has more ionisation than boron.

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Arrange Be,Mg,Ca,Sr in the ascending order of ionisation enthalpy.

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The maximum ionisation enthalpy in a period is shown by 

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Name the element which has the highest ionisation enthalpy value. (Neon/ Helium)

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Name the following:

The minimum amount of energy required to remove valence shell electron from a neutral isolated gaseous atom of an element.

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The energy required to remove an electron from the outermost shell of an isolated gaseous atom is known as IE1 of that atom.

Similarly, the energy required for the removal of the electron from the unipositive ion, diapositive ion and tripositive ion are known as  IE2,IE3 and IE4, respectively, and are called successive ionisation energies. The magnitude of the charge depends on the size of the orbital of electron. Electrons in smaller orbitals are on average close with each other and have more repulsion. Thus for Be(2s2), the IE1 and IE2 are 9.3 and 18.2 eV atom-1, whereas for Ca(4s2), the values are 6.1 and 11.9 eV.

Among the following ionisation reactions, which one will have the maximum value of ionisation energy?

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Four elements have the following first ionization energies in kJmol-1:762,709,579 and 558. The elements are Ga,Ge,In and Sn (not in order). Which of these elements has the ionization energy of 762 kJ mol-1?  

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The energy required to remove an electron from the outermost shell of an isolated gaseous atom is known as IE1 of that atom.

Similarly, the energy required for the removal of the electron from the unipositive ion, diapositive ion and tripositive ion are known as  IE2,IE3 and IE4, respectively, and are called successive ionisation energies. The magnitude of the charge depends on the size of the orbital of electron. Electrons in smaller orbitals are on average close with each other and have more repulsion. Thus for Be(2s2), the IE1 and IE2 are 9.3 and 18.2 eV atom-1, whereas for Ca(4s2), the values are 6.1 and 11.9 eV.

The correct order of arrangement of the first ionisation energy of C, N, O and F (in decreasing values ) is: