An alkaline earth element has theI1,I2 and I3 values 9.2 eV/atom, 18.5 eV/atom and x eV/atom. Then x is:
A
3 eV/atom
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B
154 eV/atom
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C
20 eV/atom
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D
10 eV/atom
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Solution
The correct option is B154 eV/atom Alkaline earth metals have high third ionization energy as they attain noble gas configuration after losing two electrons .It is very difficult to remove electron from penultimate shell . Thus the value of x should be >>18eV