Question: (a)Why does Li have larger first ionization energy than Na? (b) The difference between the third and fourth ionization energies of scandium is much larger

(a)Why does Li have larger first ionization energy than Na?
(b) The difference between the third and fourth ionization energies of scandium is much larger than the difference between the third and fourth ionization energies of titanium. Why?
(c) Why does Li have much larger second ionization energy than Be?

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