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A period three element has 738, 1451, and 7733 kJ/mol as its first three ionization energies. What is the symbol of this element?
Period 3 Elements --> Na,Mg,Al,Si,P,S,Cl,Ar
The Given Ionisation Energies are:
IE1 IE2 IE3
738<----(713)--->1451<---(6282)--->7733 (Kj/mol)
(the numbers in the brackets are the difference between given consecutive values)
There is a big jump between IE2 and IE3 i.e, 2nd and 3rd Ionisation energies.
So, more energy is required to pull a 3rd electron from the shell
Hence,the element has 2 valence electrons.
So the 3rd period element is Magnesium (Mg)