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Can someone please explain how to derive which Group and period an element is from using ionisation energies?
If i am not wrong you won't be asked for which period does it lie you will only be asked about group. You can only find period if the remove all the electrons from the element. (My guess)
If you are given ionization energies you just have to find the differences between them, You will find a pattern of small differences between ionization energies if you find a huge difference between them, that is the start of new shell.
Eg:
Ionization energies of X element are 200 -400- 600- 900 -2400 - 2800 - 3400
Here the element lies in group lies in group 4, because after the fourth ionization energy the electron is being remove the next complete shell. So there are 4 outer electrons thus it lies in group 4.
Hope this Helps,
I study AS idk about A level.