IB Chemistry HL 1.3.7 Hl Successive Ionization Energies Questions

Use real HL exam sequences to identify valence-shell structure, explain ionization-energy jumps and infer periodic-table groups.

Syllabus
First assessment 2025
Course
Chemistry HL
Level
HL

Exam points

  • Use the positions and magnitudes of successive-ionization-energy jumps to infer the number of outer electrons, shell structure and likely periodic-table group.
  • Explain and compare successive-ionization-energy values using nuclear attraction, shielding, electron-shell distance and the change in charge after each removal.

IB Chemistry HL 1.3.7 Hl Successive Ionization Energies Questions question 1

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Titanium and vanadium are consecutive elements in the first transition metal series.

Sketch a graph of the first six successive ionization energies of vanadium on the axes provided.

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