Which Row 2 Element Probably Has the Following Successive Ionization

question 45

Multiple Choice

Which row 2 element probably has the following successive ionization energies:

• A)Be
• B)B
• C)N
• D)O
• E)Ne

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Definitions:

Sample Variance

A measure of variability within a sample dataset, calculated by taking the sum of squared differences from the mean divided by the number of observations minus one.

Standard Deviation

A statistics metric that quantifies the variation or dispersion of a set of values.

Sample Mean

The average value of a sample, calculated by summing all the observations and dividing by the number of observations in the sample.

Range

The difference between the maximum and minimum values in a data set, indicating the spread of the data.