Chemistry: A Molecular Approach (3rd Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321809246
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Chapter 8 - Sections 8.1-8.9 - Exercises - Problems by Topic - Page 376: 73b

Answer

As rubidium is placed after sodium, so sodium has the larger ionization energy.

Work Step by Step

We know that odium and rubidium are located in the same group in the periodic table and we also know that the ionization energy decreases while moving down a group.
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