Question

5. Infer: Which group has high ionization energies but very weak electron affinities?

Answer 1

Answer:

The group that has high ionization energies but very weak electron affinities is the group 18, (VIIIa) which are the noble gases, the group of elements including; He, Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe, Rn, and Og in the column, at the far right corner of the periodic table

The electronic configuration of the noble gases show that they have the complete octet or 8 electrons (or duplet, 2 electrons, for helium) in their valence shell, therefore, they are relatively stable and seldom take part in chemical reaction which requires the transfer of electrons

Therefore, the noble gases have high ionization energies (require high amount of energies to remove an electron) and low electron affinity (they require an input of energy before an electron can attached to them)

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