Consider TWO hypothetical main-group elements, A, B that have the outer electron configurations indicated below. A: 3s23p5
B: 3s1
Then, answer the questions that follow.
a. Identify the names of the elements and the block location of each hypothetical main-group element.
b. What is the period and group of these elements?
c. Which element would you expect to have the highest first ionization energy?
d. Which element would you expect to have the highest second ionization energy?
e. Which of the elements is most likely to form a 1+ ion?