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What did Structure 1.3 tell us about Ionization Energy?
Ionization energy is a measure of the energy needed to pull an electron away from the nucleus of an atom/ion
What determines how easily the electron can be pulled away from a nucleus?
The attraction between the nucleus and that electron
(Large IE = large attraction between electron and nucleus)
Why do transition metlas have variable oxidation states?
their successive ionization energies are close in value
What does the ionization energy of a normal metal look like?
