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Topic 12: Atomic structure

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12.1 Electrons in atoms

• 15M.1.hl.TZ1.5: The first ionization energies (in \({\text{kJmo}}{{\text{l}}^{ - 1}}\)) of five successive...
• 15M.1.hl.TZ2.5: What is the electron configuration of the copper(I) ion, \({\text{C}}{{\text{u}}^ + }\)? A.    ...
• 15M.2.hl.TZ1.4a: State the full electron configuration of \(^{{\text{65}}}{\text{Cu}}\).
• 14M.1.hl.TZ2.6: Which equation represents the second ionization energy of potassium? A.    ...
• 14M.2.hl.TZ1.5e: Explain how the number of electrons in the outer main energy level of phosphorus, P, can be...
• 14M.2.hl.TZ2.8b: (i)     Explain why the second ionization energy is greater than the first ionization...
• 14N.1.hl.TZ0.5: Successive ionization energies for an element, Z, are shown in the table below. What is the...
• 14N.2.hl.TZ0.8b: (i)     Explain the increase in ionization energy values from the 3rd to the 8th...
• 14N.2.hl.TZ0.11f: (i)     Zinc is found in the d-block of the periodic table. Explain why it is not considered a...
• 12N.2.hl.TZ0.2a.iii: The electron configuration of boron is...
• 10N.1.hl.TZ0.5: The graph below shows the first four ionization energies of four elements A, B, C and D (the...
• 10N.2.hl.TZ0.3d: State the full electronic configurations of a Cu atom and a \({\text{C}}{{\text{u}}^ + }\)...
• 10N.2.hl.TZ0.4a: (i)     Define the term first ionization energy and state the equation for the first ionization...
• 09N.1.hl.TZ0.6: Between which ionization energies of boron will there be the greatest difference? A.     Between...
• 09N.2.hl.TZ0.7a.iv: Define the enthalpy change C for the first value. Explain why the second value is significantly...
• 10M.2.hl.TZ2.2b: On the above diagram, draw the line that corresponds to the first ionization energy of hydrogen...
• 10M.2.hl.TZ2.6d: The graph below represents the successive ionization energies of sodium. The vertical axis plots...
• 10M.2.hl.TZ2.6e: (i)     Explain why the first ionization energy of aluminium is lower than the first ionization...
• 11M.3.hl.TZ1.A2b: State and explain the splitting pattern you would expect in a high resolution spectrum for the...
• 11M.1.hl.TZ2.6: Values for the successive ionization energies for an unknown element are given in the table...
• 16M.1.hl.TZ0.6: The diagram shows the first ionization energies of four consecutive elements in the...
• 16M.2.hl.TZ0.4e: Eight successive ionisation energies of vanadium are shown in the graph below: (i) State the...
• 16N.1.hl.TZ0.6: A period 3 element, M, forms an oxide of the type M2O. Which represents the first four successive...
• 16N.2.hl.TZ0.4d: (i) Explain the convergence of lines in a hydrogen emission spectrum. (ii) State what can be...
• 17M.1.hl.TZ1.5: Which statement explains one of the decreases in first ionization energy (I.E.) across period...
• 17M.2.hl.TZ1.2d.iii: Sketch a graph of the first six successive ionization energies of vanadium on the axes provided.
• 17M.2.hl.TZ2.4c: The first six ionization energies, in kJ mol–1, of an element are given below. Explain the...
• 17M.2.hl.TZ1.2d.iv: Explain why an aluminium-titanium alloy is harder than pure aluminium.
• 17N.1.hl.TZ0.6: The graph represents the first ten ionisation energies (IE) of an element. What is the...
• 18M.1.hl.TZ1.5: Which transition on the diagram corresponds to the ionization of hydrogen in the ground state?
• 18M.2.hl.TZ1.2e: Sketch a graph of the first six ionization energies of calcium.
• 18M.1.hl.TZ2.5: The graph shows the first ionization energies of some consecutive elements. Which statement is...
• 18M.2.hl.TZ2.3a.iii: Hydrogen spectral data give the frequency of 3.28 × 1015 s−1 for its...