Chemistry 12th Edition

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Chapter 8 - Periodic Relationships Among the Elements - Questions & Problems - Page 362: 8.55

Answer

Both K and Ca have a larger second ionization energy than their first ionization energy, which is normal.

Work Step by Step

However, K is in group 1, meaning it has a huge jump between its first and second ionization energies, while Ca, in group 2, has a smaller jump between ionization energies.
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