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U1-2-2 - Ionisation Energy

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Total cards: 11•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

1st ionisation energy is the energy required to ________ from one mole of free gaseous atoms.

Back (Answer)

1st ionisation energy is the energy required to remove one mole of electrons from one mole of free gaseous atoms.

#2
Front (Question)

1st ionisation energy is the energy required to remove one mole of electrons from _______ of free gaseous atoms.

Back (Answer)

1st ionisation energy is the energy required to remove one mole of electrons from one mole of free gaseous atoms.

#3
Front (Question)

1st ionisation energy is the energy required to remove one mole of electrons from one mole of __________ atoms.

Back (Answer)

1st ionisation energy is the energy required to remove one mole of electrons from one mole of free gaseous atoms.

#4
Front (Question)

What is wrong with this ionisation equation?

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Back (Answer)

Atoms must be free (just F, not F2)

#5
Front (Question)

What is wrong with this ionisation equation?

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Back (Answer)

Atoms must be gaseous (g, not l)

#6
Front (Question)

Why does 1st IE increase going across a period? 1. ________________________________ 2. Outer e− is more strongly attracted to nucleus

Back (Answer)

Increasing nuclear charge

#7
Front (Question)

Why does 1st IE increase going across a period? 1. Increasing nuclear charge 2. Outer e− is ________________

Back (Answer)

more strongly attracted to the nucleus

#8
Front (Question)

Why does 1st IE decrease going down group 1? 1. Outer e− is ________________________ 2. Outer e− is less strongly attracted to nucleus

Back (Answer)

more screened

#9
Front (Question)

Why does 1st IE decrease going down group 1? 1. Outer e− is more screened 2. Outer e− is __________________________

Back (Answer)

less strongly attracted to nucleus

#10
Front (Question)

Sodium has the electron arrangement 2,8,1. Why is the 2nd IE greater than the 1st IE? 1. 2nd electron is removed from a 2. 2nd electron is less screened (than the 1st)

Back (Answer)

removed from a full/stable electron shell

#11
Front (Question)

Sodium has the electron arrangement 2,8,1. Why is the 2nd IE greater than the 1st IE? 1. 2nd electron is removed from a full/stable electron shell 2. 2nd electron is ____________ (than the 1st)

Back (Answer)

less screened