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Page 1: IONISATION ENERGY CONTENTS What is Ionisation Energy? Definition of 1st Ionisation Energy What affects Ionisation Energy? General variation across periods

IONISATION ENERGYIONISATION ENERGY

CONTENTS

• What is Ionisation Energy?

• Definition of 1st Ionisation Energy

• What affects Ionisation Energy?

• General variation across periods

• Variation down groups

• Variation in the first twelve elements

• Successive Ionisation Energies

• Questions

• Check list

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Before you start it would be helpful to…

• Recall the electronic configurations of the first 36 elements

• Recall the properties of the three main sub-atomic particles

IONISATION ENERGYIONISATION ENERGY

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WHAT IS IONISATION ENERGY?WHAT IS IONISATION ENERGY?

Ionisation Energy is a measure of the amount of energy needed to remove electrons from atoms.

As electrons are negatively charged and protons in the nucleus are positively charged, there will be an attraction between them. The greater the pull of the nucleus, the harder it will be to pull an electron away from an atom.

Ionisation Energy is a measure of the amount of energy needed to remove electrons from atoms.

As electrons are negatively charged and protons in the nucleus are positively charged, there will be an attraction between them. The greater the pull of the nucleus, the harder it will be to pull an electron away from an atom.

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Attraction between the nucleus and an

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WHAT IS IONISATION ENERGY?WHAT IS IONISATION ENERGY?

Ionisation Energy is a measure of the amount of energy needed to remove electrons from atoms.

As electrons are negatively charged and protons in the nucleus are positively charged, there will be an attraction between them. The greater the pull of the nucleus, the harder it will be to pull an electron away from an atom.

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Attraction between the nucleus and an

electron

FIRST IONISATION ENERGY - DefinitionFIRST IONISATION ENERGY - DefinitionThe energy required to remove ONE MOLE of electrons (to infinity) from ONE MOLE of gaseous atoms to form ONE MOLE of gaseous unipositive ion

e.g. Na(g) Na+(g) + e-

Al(g) Al+(g) + e-

Make sure you write in the (g)

Make sure you write in the (g)

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Ionisation energy of hydrogenIonisation energy of hydrogen

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WHAT AFFECTS IONISATION ENERGY?WHAT AFFECTS IONISATION ENERGY?

The value of the 1st Ionisation Energy depends on the electronic structure

Hydrogen Helium Lithium

The value for helium is higher than that for hydrogen because atomic radius decreases as nuclear charge increases so attraction between nucleus and the outermost electron increases also as electrons are added to the same shell, there is not much shielding effect

519 kJ mol-1

1310 kJ mol-1 2370 kJ mol-1

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WHAT AFFECTS IONISATION ENERGY?WHAT AFFECTS IONISATION ENERGY?

The value of the 1st Ionisation Energy depends on the electronic structure

Hydrogen Helium Lithium

The value for helium is higher than that for hydrogen because atomic radius decreases as nuclear charge increases so attraction between nucleus and the outermost electron increases also as electrons are added to the same shell, there is not much shielding effect.

Lithium atoms have 3 protons so you would expect the pull on electrons to be greater. However, the 1st Ionisation Energy of lithium is lower than that of helium because…

• Filled inner shells exert a SHIELDING EFFECTSHIELDING EFFECT;; atomic radius increases and as there are more shells in lithium than helium so attraction between nucleus and outer most electron decreases

519 kJ mol-1

1310 kJ mol-1 2370 kJ mol-1

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Helium has the most highest 1st ionization energy as :

Electron removed is closest / close to thenucleus

Little shielding

higher nuclear charge than hydrogen as more protons

Helium

2370 kJ mol-1

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Ionisation energy down the groupIonisation energy down the group

First ionization energy decreases gradually down the group 1 as :

Shielding effect increases down the group as atomic radius increases as more shells are added to the atoms down the group

So less energy required to remove electron from outermost shell

519 kJ mol-1

494 kJ mol-1418 kJ mol-1

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GROUP IIGROUP II

Similar trend to Group I

Group II values are greater than their Group I

neighbours

increased nuclear charge = stronger pull on

electron more energy required to remove an electron

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1st Ionisation Energy shows a ‘general increase’ across a given period

Variation in 1st Ionisation Energy - PERIODS

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2,1

2,2

2,3

2,4

2,5

2,6

2,7

2,8

2,8,1

2,8,2

2,8,32,8,4

2,8,5

2,8,6

2,8,7 2,8,8

On moving across a period from left to right,1. the nuclear charge of the atoms (from +3 to +10 or +11 to +18)

2. electrons are being removed from the same shell

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EXPLANATION

Despite having a nuclear charge of only 1+, Hydrogen has a relatively high 1st Ionisation Energy as its electron is closest to the nucleus and has no shielding.

EXPLANATION

Despite having a nuclear charge of only 1+, Hydrogen has a relatively high 1st Ionisation Energy as its electron is closest to the nucleus and has no shielding.

HYDROGEN

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Helium has a much higher value because of the higher nuclear charge. The additional charge provides a stronger attraction for the electrons making them harder to remove.

EXPLANATION

Helium has a much higher value because of the higher nuclear charge. The additional charge provides a stronger attraction for the electrons making them harder to remove.

Variation in 1st Ionisation Energy

HELIUM

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EXPLANATION

There is a substantial drop in the value for Lithium. This is because the extra electron has gone into an orbital in the next energy level. Despite the increased nuclear charge, the effective nuclear charge is less because of the shielding effect of filled inner 1s energy level. The 2s electron is also further away from the nucleus. It is held less strongly and needs less energy for removal.

EXPLANATION

There is a substantial drop in the value for Lithium. This is because the extra electron has gone into an orbital in the next energy level. Despite the increased nuclear charge, the effective nuclear charge is less because of the shielding effect of filled inner 1s energy level. The 2s electron is also further away from the nucleus. It is held less strongly and needs less energy for removal.

Variation in 1st Ionisation Energy

LITHIUM

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EXPLANATION

The value for Beryllium is higher than for Lithium due to the increased nuclear charge. There is no extra shielding.

The value for Magnesium is higher than for Aluminum due to the increased nuclear charge.

EXPLANATION

The value for Beryllium is higher than for Lithium due to the increased nuclear charge. There is no extra shielding.

The value for Magnesium is higher than for Aluminum due to the increased nuclear charge.

Variation in 1st Ionisation Energy

BERYLLIUM

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EXPLANATION

There is a DROPDROP in the value for Boron (and Aluminium) This is because the extra electron has gone into one of the 2p orbitals. The increased shielding makes the electron easier to remove

It was evidence such as this that confirmed the existence of sub-shells. If there hadn’t been any sub-shell, the value would have been higher than that of Beryllium.

EXPLANATION

There is a DROPDROP in the value for Boron (and Aluminium) This is because the extra electron has gone into one of the 2p orbitals. The increased shielding makes the electron easier to remove

It was evidence such as this that confirmed the existence of sub-shells. If there hadn’t been any sub-shell, the value would have been higher than that of Beryllium.

Variation in 1st Ionisation Energy

BORON

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EXPLANATION

The value increases again for Carbon due to the increased nuclear charge.

The extra electron does not pair up with the previous one in the same orbital but occupies another of the 2p orbitals. This gives a lower energy configuration because there is less repulsion between the negatively charged particles. This is known as Hund’s Rule.

EXPLANATION

The value increases again for Carbon due to the increased nuclear charge.

The extra electron does not pair up with the previous one in the same orbital but occupies another of the 2p orbitals. This gives a lower energy configuration because there is less repulsion between the negatively charged particles. This is known as Hund’s Rule.

CARBON

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1s 2s 2p

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EXPLANATION

The value increases again for Nitrogen (and Phosperous) due to the increased nuclear charge.

As before, the extra electron goes into the vacant 2p orbital. There are now three unpaired electrons. Also IE is grater than of Oxygen as half full subshells are more stable

EXPLANATION

The value increases again for Nitrogen (and Phosperous) due to the increased nuclear charge.

As before, the extra electron goes into the vacant 2p orbital. There are now three unpaired electrons. Also IE is grater than of Oxygen as half full subshells are more stable

NITROGEN

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1s 2s 2p

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EXPLANATIONThere is a DROPDROP in the value for Oxygen (and Sulfur). The electrons (in the p sub-shell) arepaired (for the first time). The repulsive force between the two paired-up electrons means that less energy is required to remove one of them.

EXPLANATIONThere is a DROPDROP in the value for Oxygen (and Sulfur). The electrons (in the p sub-shell) arepaired (for the first time). The repulsive force between the two paired-up electrons means that less energy is required to remove one of them.

OXYGEN

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1s 2s 2p

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EXPLANATION

The value increases again for Fluorine due to the increased nuclear charge.

The 2p orbitals are almost full.

EXPLANATION

The value increases again for Fluorine due to the increased nuclear charge.

The 2p orbitals are almost full.

FLUORINE

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1s 2s 2p

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EXPLANATION

The value increases again for Neon due to the increased nuclear charge.

The 2p orbitals are now full so the next electron in will have to go into the higher energy 3s orbital.

IE is lower than of Helium because size of Neon is bigger, this means more shielding effect by inner shells

EXPLANATION

The value increases again for Neon due to the increased nuclear charge.

The 2p orbitals are now full so the next electron in will have to go into the higher energy 3s orbital.

IE is lower than of Helium because size of Neon is bigger, this means more shielding effect by inner shells

NEON

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1s 2s 2p

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Variation in 1st Ionisation Energy

EXPLANATION

There is a substantial drop in the value for Sodium. This is because the extra electron has gone into an orbital in the next energy level. Despite the increased nuclear charge, the effective nuclear charge is less because of the shielding effect of filled inner 1s, 2s and 2p energy levels.

EXPLANATION

There is a substantial drop in the value for Sodium. This is because the extra electron has gone into an orbital in the next energy level. Despite the increased nuclear charge, the effective nuclear charge is less because of the shielding effect of filled inner 1s, 2s and 2p energy levels.

SODIUM

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1s 2s 2p

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Variation in 1st Ionisation Energy

EXPLANATION

The value for Magnesium is higher than for Sodium due to the increased nuclear charge. There is no extra shielding.

The trend is similar to that at the start of the 2nd period.

EXPLANATION

The value for Magnesium is higher than for Sodium due to the increased nuclear charge. There is no extra shielding.

The trend is similar to that at the start of the 2nd period.

MAGNESIUM

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Successive Ionisation Energies

Atoms with more than one electron can have them successively removed.

2nd I.E. The energy required to remove one mole of electrons (to infinity) from one moleof gaseous unipositive ions to form one mole of gaseous dipositive ions.

e.g. Na+(g) Na2+(g) + e-

Al+(g) Al2+(g) + e-

Trends Successive ionisation energies are always greater than the previous one

Reason :- the electron is being pulled away from a more positive species

Large increases occur when there is a change of shell

Reason :- there is a big decrease in shielding

Large increases can be used to predict the group of an unknown element

See next slide for an exampleSee next slide for an exampleSee next slide for an exampleSee next slide for an example

Make sure you write in the (g)

Make sure you write in the (g)

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I.E. kJmol-1 Electronic configuration 1 590 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2

2 1145 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s1

3 4912 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6

4 6474 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p5

5 8145 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p4

6 10496 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p3

7 12320 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p2

8 14207 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p1

9 18192 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2

10 20385 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s1

11 57048 1s2 2s2 2p6

12 63333 1s2 2s2 2p5

13 70052 1s2 2s2 2p4

14 78792 1s2 2s2 2p3

15 86367 1s2 2s2 2p2

16 94000 1s2 2s2 2p1 17 104900 1s2 2s2

18 111600 1s2 2s1

19 494790 1s2

20 527759 1s1

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Successive Ionisation Energies of Calcium

The 3rd I.E. is significantly higher than the 2nd I.E. because the third electron is coming out of a 3p orbital, nearer the nucleus and subjected to less shielding. More energy is needed to overcome the attraction of the nucleus.

AA

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Successive Ionisation Energies of Calcium

The 11th I.E. is significantly higher than the 10th I.E. because the eleventh electron is coming out of the second main energy level, not the third. It is much nearer the nucleus and is subjected to less shielding.

BB

I.E. kJmol-1 Electronic configuration 1 590 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2

2 1145 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s1

3 4912 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6

4 6474 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p5

5 8145 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p4

6 10496 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p3

7 12320 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p2

8 14207 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p1

9 18192 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2

10 20385 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s1

11 57048 1s2 2s2 2p6

12 63333 1s2 2s2 2p5

13 70052 1s2 2s2 2p4

14 78792 1s2 2s2 2p3

15 86367 1s2 2s2 2p2

16 94000 1s2 2s2 2p1 17 104900 1s2 2s2

18 111600 1s2 2s1

19 494790 1s2

20 527759 1s1

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Successive Ionisation Energies of Calcium

The 19th I.E. is significantly higher than the 18th I.E. because the electron being removed is from the first main energy level. It is much nearer the nucleus and is subjected to no shielding - its value is extremely large.

CC

I.E. kJmol-1 Electronic configuration 1 590 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2

2 1145 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s1

3 4912 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6

4 6474 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p5

5 8145 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p4

6 10496 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p3

7 12320 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p2

8 14207 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p1

9 18192 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2

10 20385 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s1

11 57048 1s2 2s2 2p6

12 63333 1s2 2s2 2p5

13 70052 1s2 2s2 2p4

14 78792 1s2 2s2 2p3

15 86367 1s2 2s2 2p2

16 94000 1s2 2s2 2p1 17 104900 1s2 2s2

18 111600 1s2 2s1

19 494790 1s2

20 527759 1s1

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Successive Ionisation Energies of Calcium

SUMMARY Wherever there has been a large increase in Ionisation Energy there has been a change in energy level from which the electronhas been removed.

I.E. kJmol-1 Electronic configuration 1 590 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2

2 1145 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s1

3 4912 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6

4 6474 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p5

5 8145 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p4

6 10496 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p3

7 12320 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p2

8 14207 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p1

9 18192 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2

10 20385 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s1

11 57048 1s2 2s2 2p6

12 63333 1s2 2s2 2p5

13 70052 1s2 2s2 2p4

14 78792 1s2 2s2 2p3

15 86367 1s2 2s2 2p2

16 94000 1s2 2s2 2p1 17 104900 1s2 2s2

18 111600 1s2 2s1

19 494790 1s2

20 527759 1s1

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QUESTION TIME

Ans The 3rd I.E. of magnesium

EXPLANATION

The 3rd I.E. of aluminium involves the following change...

Al2+(g) Al3+(g)

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s1 1s2 2s2 2p6

The 3rd I.E. of magnesium involves the following change…

Mg2+(g) Mg3+(g)

1s2 2s2 2p6 1s2 2s2 2p5

Despite magnesium having 12 protons in its nucleus and aluminium having 13, more energy is required to remove the third electron from magnesium. This is because the electron being removed is coming from an orbital closer to the nucleus. There is less shielding and therefore a greater effective nuclear charge. The electron is thus held more strongly.

Which has the higher value, the 3rd I.E. of aluminium or the 3rd I.E. of magnesium?Q.1Q.1

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QUESTION TIME

Ans The 2nd I.E. of magnesium

EXPLANATION

The 1st I.E. of sodium involves the following change

Na(g) Na+(g)

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s1 1s2 2s2 2p6

The 2nd I.E. of magnesium involves the same change in electron configuration…

Mg+(g) Mg2+(g)

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s1 1s2 2s2 2p6

However, magnesium has 12 protons in its nucleus, whereas sodium only has 11. The greater nuclear charge means that the electron being removed is held more strongly and more energy must be put in to remove it.

Which has the higher value, the 1st I.E. of sodium or the 2nd I.E. of magnesium?Q.2Q.2

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Defining first electron affinityThe first electron affinity is the energy released when 1 mole of gaseous atoms each acquire an electron to form 1 mole of gaseous 1- ions.This is more easily seen in symbol terms.

ELECTRON AFFINITY

First electron affinities have negative values (exothermic). For example, the first electron affinity of chlorine is -349 kJ mol-1. By convention, the negative sign shows a release of energy.

F -328 kJ mol-1

Cl -349 kJ mol-1

Br -324 kJ mol-1

I -295 kJ mol-1

The first electron affinities of the group 7 elements

        

The first electron affinities of the group 7 elements

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Second electron affinity

The second electron affinity is the energy required to add an electron to each ion in 1 mole of gaseous 1- ions to produce 1 mole of gaseous 2- ions.This is more easily seen in symbol terms.                                                                                                 You are forcing an electron into an already negative ion. It's not going to go in willingly ! To overcome repulsion you need energy                                                                                                        

The positive sign shows that you have to put in energy to perform this change. The second electron affinity of oxygen is particularly high because the electron is being forced into a small, very electron-dense space.

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In electron affinity, electron is added to outer orbit of the atom. As electron is negatively charged and brought towards positively charged nucleus , energy is released..

More shells means less electron affinity, as election affinity is exothermic if more shells are there, the electron affinity becomes more endothermic because of shielding effect and electron is added further to the nucleus

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Trends in Electron Affinity

Electron affinities become less negative / lessexothermic / more positive (going downGroup)

As (added) electron is further from thenucleusORMore shielding / shielded (from the nucleus)

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Electron affinity decreases or increases across a period depending on electronic configuration.

This occurs because of the same subshell rule that governs ionization energies.Example:

Since a half-filled "p" subshell is more stable, carbon has a greater affinity for an electron than nitrogen.Obviously, the halogens, which are one electron away from a noble gas electron configuration, have high affinities for electrons:

Nitrogen has less electron affinity because electron is added to already singly occupied 2p subshell , therefore experiece a considerable repulstion and less energy is released

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REVISION CHECK

What should you be able to do?

Recall the definition of 1st Ionisation Energy

Understand why energy is needed to remove an electron from an atom / ion

Write equations representing 1st Ionisation Energy

Know the trend in 1st Ionisation Energy across periods

Explain, in terms of electron configuration, the trend across a given period

Know the trend in 1st Ionisation Energy down groups

Explain the trend down a given group

Know, and explain, why successive Ionisation Energies get bigger

Explain why there is sometimes a large jump between successive values

Predict which group an element is in from its Ionisation Energies

CAN YOU DO ALL OF THESE? CAN YOU DO ALL OF THESE? YES YES NONO

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