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The following question pertains to the element potassium.
a. Write the equation for the first ionization level of potassium.
b. Use Coulomb’s law to explain why the outermost electron has the lowest ionization energy.
c. Use the ‘shielding effect’ to explain why the outmost electron has the lowest ionization energy.
Lecture 2, Question 2
Chris