Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Atomic structure

Atomic structure — practice question

The eight elements from sodium through to argon are all in the same period of the Periodic Table. The equation for the first ionisation energy is given below. $\text{X}(g) \rightarrow \text{X}^+(g) + e^-$ Which one of these eight elements has the electron in this equation taken from a filled orbital?

  • AMg, Al, Si, P, S, Cl and Ar
  • BAl, Si, P, S, Cl and Ar only
  • CMg, S, Cl and Ar only
  • DS, Cl and Ar only

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