6 4IonizEnergy
6 4IonizEnergy
6 4IonizEnergy
4. What is the general trend in ionization energy as you move across the second period?
5. Draw a diagram of neon (z = 10) and sodium (z = 11) atoms using the Bohr model (see above).
6. Use your model to explain why the first ionization energy for sodium is so much lower than neon.
7. There is a slight spike in the ionization energy for nitrogen (z = 7), phosphorus (z = 15) and arsenic
(z = 33). What do these elements all have in common?
8. Draw an orbital diagram for nitrogen (z = 7) and oxygen (z = 8).
N O
1s 2s 2p 1s 2s 2p
9. Use your orbital diagrams to explain why it is easier to remove the outer electron of oxygen than the
outer electron of nitrogen.
10. Explain the large drops in ionization energy for Li (z = 3), Na (z = 11), and K (z = 19) from their
preceding elements.
John Erickson, 2005 WS6-4IonizEnergy