Consider the following electron configurations for neutral atoms: Atom I = 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 Atom II = 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p4 Atom III = 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 Which atom would be expected to have the largest third ionization energy?
Ionization energy is the energy required to remove the electron from an neutral atom to rise a positive charge on it.
And the Ionization energy increases across a period and decreases along a group
Here Ar has highest ionization energy because it is a noble gas. It has complete filled orbitals.
The increasing order of the ionization energy :
Mg < S < Ar
The element with largest third ionization energy is Mg
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