Ionization Energy ________ from Top to Bottom in a Group

question 6

Multiple Choice

Ionization energy ________ from top to bottom in a group and ________ from left to right in a period.

• A) increases; increases
• B) increases; decreases
• C) decreases; increases
• D) decreases; decreases

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Definitions:

Absolute Value

A measure of a number's distance from zero, regardless of direction on the number line, represented by \(|x|\).

Set Notation

A symbolic way of representing and specifying a set and its elements using curly brackets and specific symbols.

Absolute Value Inequality

An inequality that contains an absolute value expression, setting constraints on the range of solutions.

Absolute Value Inequality

A mathematical statement that expresses the range of values an absolute value expression can take and still satisfy a given inequality.