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1.The diagram below shows the amount of energy required to remove the first 10 electrons from a period 3 element.
1.Write an equation that represents the third ionization energy of an element. You can use A as the symbol for the unknown element.
2.The period 3 element is
and explain how the ionization data shown above supports your response.
3.Explain why the ionization data increases as subsequent electrons are removed from the atom
4.Write the electron configuration for the commonly formed ion of this period 3 element.
$s^2$
$s^2$
$p^6$
2.The diagram below shows the first ionization energies of the elements across period 3.
1.Explain how the first ionization data shown can be used to support the existence of the s and p sublevels of period 3.
2.Explain why Argon has such a high first ionization energy.