Consider the electronic structure of the element bismuth.
(a) The first ionization energy of bismuth is
(b) Write the electron configurations of neutral Bi and the
(c) What are the n and I quantum numbers of the electron removed when Bi is ionized to
(d) Would you expect element 115 to have an ionization energy greater than, equal to, or less than that of bismuth?Explain.
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