There is a question in my EK1001 chem book that asks, "Removing an electron from which of the following would require the most energy?"
I could have sworn that I read somewhere that, after forming a stable octet, removal of the next electron is extremely unlikely because that would cause great destabilization since it is as stabilized as it can get.
Knowing this, I thought that Na+ would have a higher ionization energy than Na2+, because Na+ is in a stable octet form, while Na2+ is one...
Confusion about ionization energies for ions
I could have sworn that I read somewhere that, after forming a stable octet, removal of the next electron is extremely unlikely because that would cause great destabilization since it is as stabilized as it can get.
Knowing this, I thought that Na+ would have a higher ionization energy than Na2+, because Na+ is in a stable octet form, while Na2+ is one...
Confusion about ionization energies for ions