Which of the following elements has the highest third ionization energy?
Correct answer: B. Magnesium
- A. Sodium
- B. Magnesium
- C. Aluminum
- D. Silicon
Explanation
The third ionization energy refers to the energy required to remove the third electron from an atom. Magnesium, with an electronic configuration of [Ne] 3s², when it loses two electrons, becomes a stable neon-like [Ne] configuration. Removing a third electron from this stable configuration requires a significantly higher amount of energy. In contrast, sodium and aluminum do not achieve a stable noble gas configuration after the removal of three electrons, and silicon's third electron is removed from a less stable configuration, making their third ionization energies lower than that of magnesium.
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