Ques. 1JEE Main 2025, 24 January (Evening Shift)
The successive 5 ionisation energies of an element are 800, 2427, 3658, 25024 and 32824 kJ/mol, respectively. By using the above values predict the group in which the above element is present :
- Group 4
- Group 2
- Group 13
- Group 14
Answer
(3) Group 13
Solution
Look for the first huge jump in successive IE:
IE3 IE4: 3658 25024 (jump 6.8 )
3 valence electrons, ns2np1 group 13
Answer: (3)