Chapter 11, Problem 58AE

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The explanation has to be given for the statement that chlorine can form chloride ion quiet easier but the first ionization energy of chlorine is very large.

Concept Introduction:

Ionization energy:

  The amount of energy required to remove an electron from the atom is known ionization energy.  If the removed electron is outermost valence electron then it will be first ionization energy, if the removed electron is second then it will be second ionization energy.

For example,

  $\text{Na}\text{+}\text{Ionization}\text{energy}\stackrel{}{\to }{\text{Na}}^{\text{+}}\text{+}\text{e}$