magnesium has a 2 valence electrons. because the third electron is not a valence electron, or in the outer shell, much more energy would be needed to remove it
The energy needed to remove an electron from an atom (in the gaseous state) is called the IONIZATION ENERGY.
The energy needed to remove an electron from an atom (in the gaseous state) is called the IONIZATION ENERGY.
IE is the energy needed to remove one electron from an atom.
The ionization energy
Ionization energy is the energy needed to remove an electron from an element, whereas electron affinity is the amount of attraction a substance has for a electron. One is the amount of energy to remove an electron while the other is the likeliness for it to attract an electron.
The energy required to remove an electron from an atom is known as ionization energy. The ionization energy increases as the number of orbits around the nucleus increases.
Magnesium has higher 3rd ionisation energy. It is difficult to remove 3rd electron from completely filled orbit.
Ionization Energy
The amount of energy needed to remove the outermost electron.
Ionization energy
the 1st ionization energy is the energy needed to remove an electron from a neutral atom. the 2nd IE is the energy needed to remove an electron from a +ve ion that carry one +ve charge. the 3rd IE is the energy needed to remove an electron from a +ve ion that carry two +ve charges. note : the nth ionization energy is less than the nth+1 ionization energy.
electrons in energy levels that are further from the nucleus have the most energy.(the electron shells closest to the nucleus have the lowest energy) this means because the second energy level is further from the nucleus than the first electron, more energy is going to be needed to remove the second electron.