For magnesium, the first ionization potential is 7.6 eV. The second ionization potential (additional energy required to

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For magnesium, the first ionization potential is 7.6 eV. The second ionization potential (additional energy required to remove a second electron) is almost twice this, 15 eV, and the third ionization potential is much larger, about 80 eV. How can these numbers be understood?

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University Physics with Modern Physics

ISBN: 978-0321696861

13th edition

Authors: Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman, A. Lewis Ford

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