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Why is the ionization energy of neon higher than sodium in regards of periodicity?

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When comparing the ionization energies of two we should consider four main factors:

  1. Distance from nucleus.
  2. Effective nuclear charge.
  3. Shielding effect.
  4. Electron-electron repulsion.

Consider the for: ##""_11Na: 1s^(2)2s^(2)2p^(6)3s^(1)## ##" " " " " " " " " "####""_10Ne: 1s^(2)2s^(2)2p^(6)## ##" " "##

When looking at the electron configurations of ##Na## and ##Ne## we can notice that the first ionization energy of sodium is less than that of Neon for the following reasons:

  1. Distance from nucleus: The electron removed from sodium is being removed from a higher energy level ##n=3## than that of Neon ##n=2##.
  2. Effective nuclear charge : Even though sodium's nuclear charge is ##+11## and that of Neon is ##+10##, however, due to the distance from the nucleus, the nuclear charge effect is very minimal in this case.
  3. Shielding effect: The electron removed from sodium is shielded from the attraction of the nucleus by ##10" electrons"## however, the electron removed from Neon is shielded by ##2" electrons"## only.
  4. Electron-electron repulsion: The electron repulsion effect is usually considered when the electrons removed are at the same distance from the nucleus and they are subjected to a similar nuclear charge and shielding effect. In this case, the electron-electron repulsion effect is minimal.
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