The energy required to pull out the two electrons are E1 and E2 respectively. The correct relationship between two energies would be:
A
E1<E2
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B
E1=E2
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C
E1>E2
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D
E1≥E2
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Solution
The correct option is CE1<E2 Consider the following changes : A→A++e:E1 and A+→A2++e:E2
The energy required to pull out the two electrons are E1 and E2 respectively. The correct relationship between two energies would be E1<E2.
The second ionization energy is always higher than the first ionization energy as an electron is to be removed from unipositive cation. There is a strong electrostatic attractive force between the unipositive cation and the electron. This makes the removal of electron difficult and requires a large amount of energy.