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The Parts of the Periodic Table
Data taken from John Emsley, , 3rd edition. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1998.
The ionization energy of an atom is the amount of energy that is required to remove an electron from a mole of atoms in the gas phase:
M(g) ® M+(g) + -
It is possible to remove more electrons from most elements, so this quantity is more precisely known as the first ionization energy, the energy to go from neutral atoms to cations with a 1+ charge. The second ionization energy is the energy that is required to remove a second electron, to form 2+ cations from 1+ cations:
M+(g) ® M2+(g) + -
The third ionization energy is the energy required to form 3+ cations:
M2+(g) ® M3+(g) + -
and so on. Ionization energies are always numbers, because energy must be supplied (an endothermic energy change) to separate electrons from atoms. The second ionization energy is always larger than the first ionization energy, because it requires even more energy to remove an electron from a cation than it is from a neutral atom.
The first ionization energy varies in a predictable way across the periodic table. The ionization energy , and . Thus, helium has the largest first ionization energy, while francium has one of the lowest.
From top to bottom in a group, orbitals corresponding to higher values of the principal quantum number () are being added, which are on average further away from the nucleus. Since the outermost electrons are further away, they are less strongly attracted by the nucleus, and are easier to remove, corresponding to a lower value for the first ionization energy.
From left to right across a period, more protons are being added to the nucleus, but the number of electrons in the inner, lower-energy shells remains the same. The valence electrons feel a higher — the sum of the charges on the protons in the nucleus and the charges on the inner, core electrons. The valence electrons are therefore held more tightly, the atom decreases in size (see atomic radius), and it becomes increasingly difficult to remove them, corresponding to a higher value for the first ionization energy.
The following charts illustrate the general trends in the first ionization energy:
List of Elements in Order of Ionization Energy (eV)
List of chemical elements in order of ionization energy. Learn the ionization energy of the elements in periodic table and list atomic numbers and chemical symbols.
List of Elements in Order of Ionization Energy (eV)
List of elements ordered by ionization energy is listed in the table below with atomic number, chemical symbol and ionization energy (eV). To list the elements order by ionization energy, click on the table headers. You can print the list of elements by hitting the print button below.The element which has the highest ionization energy is Helium with 24.58741 eV. And the element which has the lowest ionization energy is Caesium in 3.8939 eV.
Atomic Number Chemical Symbol Element Name Ionization Energy (eV)
2 He Helium 24.58741
10 Ne Neon 21.5646
9 F Fluorine 17.42282
18 Ar Argon 15.75962
7 N Nitrogen 14.53414
36 Kr Krypton 13.99961
8 O Oxygen 13.61806
1 H Hydrogen 13.59844
17 Cl Chlorine 12.96764
54 Xe Xenon 12.1298
35 Br Bromine 11.81381
6 C Carbon 11.2603 86 Rn Radon 10.7485
15 P Phosphorus 10.48669
53 I Iodine 10.45126
80 Hg Mercury 10.4375
16 S Sulfur 10.36001
33 As Arsenic 9.7886
34 Se Selenium 9.75238
30 Zn Zinc 9.3942
4 Be Beryllium 9.3227
79 Au Gold 9.2255
52 Te Tellurium 9.0096
48 Cd Cadmium 8.9938
77 Ir Iridium 8.967
78 Pt Platinum 8.9587
51 Sb Antimony 8.6084
76 Os Osmium 8.4382
84 Po Polonium 8.417
46 Pd Palladium 8.3369
5 B Boron 8.29803
14 Si Silicon 8.15169
26 Fe Iron 7.9024
32 Ge Germanium 7.8994
28 Ni Nickel 7.881 74 W Tungsten 7.864
75 Re Rhenium 7.8335
29 Cu Copper 7.72638
12 Mg Magnesium 7.64624
27 Co Cobalt 7.6398 47 Ag Silver 7.5762
73 Ta Tantalum 7.5496
45 Rh Rhodium 7.4589
25 Mn Manganese 7.43402
82 Pb Lead 7.41666
44 Ru Ruthenium 7.3605
50 Sn Tin 7.3439
83 Bi Bismuth 7.2856
43 Tc Technetium 7.28
42 Mo Molybdenum 7.09243
22 Ti Titanium 6.8281
72 Hf Hafnium 6.82507
24 Cr Chromium 6.7665
41 Nb Niobium 6.75885
23 V Vanadium 6.7462
102 No Nobelium 6.65
40 Zr Zirconium 6.6339
101 Md Mendelevium 6.58
21 Sc Scandium 6.5615
100 Fm Fermium 6.5
99 Es Einsteinium 6.42
90 Th Thorium 6.3067
98 Cf Californium 6.2817
93 Np Neptunium 6.2657
70 Yb Ytterbium 6.25416
39 Y Yttrium 6.2171
97 Bk Berkelium 6.1979
92 U Uranium 6.19405
69 Tm Thulium 6.18431
64 Gd Gadolinium 6.1501
20 Ca Calcium 6.11316
81 Tl Thallium 6.1082
68 Er Erbium 6.1077
94 Pu Plutonium 6.0262
67 Ho Holmium 6.0215
104 Rf Rutherfordium 6
31 Ga Gallium 5.9993
96 Cm Curium 5.9915
13 Al Aluminium 5.98577
95 Am Americium 5.9738
66 Dy Dysprosium 5.9389
91 Pa Protactinium 5.89
65 Tb Terbium 5.8638
49 In Indium 5.78636
38 Sr Strontium 5.6949
63 Eu Europium 5.6704
62 Sm Samarium 5.6436
61 Pm Promethium 5.582
57 La Lanthanum 5.5769
58 Ce Cerium 5.5387
60 Nd Neodymium 5.525
59 Pr Praseodymium 5.473
71 Lu Lutetium 5.4259
3 Li Lithium 5.39172
88 Ra Radium 5.2784 56 Ba Barium 5.2117 89 Ac Actinium 5.17
11 Na Sodium 5.13908
103 Lr Lawrencium 4.9
19 K Potassium 4.34066
37 Rb Rubidium 4.17713
87 Fr Francium 4.0727
55 Cs Caesium 3.8939
What elements have the highest ionisation energy ?
What elements have the highest ionisation energy ?
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What elements have the highest ionisation energy ?
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Ionisation energy is the quantity of energy needed to remove an electron from an atom.
The ionisation energy of an atom is directly proportional to the effective nuclear charge of an atom/ion.
Hence, ionisation increases left to right in a period and is observed to be highest for noble gases.
Noble gases are a stable system with a complete octet and hence will require the highest energy to remove an electron.
Example: Argon (Ar), Neon (Ne)
Therefore, noble gases will have the highest ionisation energy.
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