Arrange the Following Elements in Order of Increasing First Ionization

question 88

Short Answer

Arrange the following elements in order of increasing first ionization energy:
₃Li, ₉F, ₁₂Mg, ₁₅P, ₁₇Cl.

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Definitions:

Primary Alcohol

An alcohol with the -OH group attached to a carbon atom that is itself bonded to no more than one other carbon atom.

Aldehyde

An organic compound characterized by the presence of a carbonyl group (C=O) attached to at least one hydrogen atom.

Major Structure

The most stable or predominant structure of a molecule among several possible ones under given conditions.

Major Structure

The most stable or dominant arrangement of atoms within a molecule out of all possible isomeric forms.