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Question 21M.2.HL.TZ1.c

Date	May 2021	Marks available	[Maximum mark: 2]	Reference code	21M.2.HL.TZ1.c
Level	HL	Paper	2	Time zone	TZ1
Command term	Sketch	Question number	c	Adapted from	N/A

c.

[Maximum mark: 2]

21M.2.HL.TZ1.c

Sketch the first eight successive ionisation energies of sulfur.

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Markscheme

two regions of small increases AND a large increase between them✔

large increase from 6th to 7th ✔

Accept line/curve showing these trends.

Syllabus sections

Structure 1. Models of the particulate nature of matter » Structure 1.3—Electron configurations » Structure 1.3.7—Successive ionization energy (IE) data for an element give information about its electron configuration. Deduce the group of an element from its successive ionization data.