I need help with this question.
Which of the following is true for ionization energies as one moves left to right across a period of the periodic table?
a) they decrease monotonically
b) they increase monotonically
c) they generally decrease, but there are some exceptions
d) they generally decrease, but there are some exceptions
Which of the following is true for ionization energies as one moves left to right across a period of the periodic table?
a) they decrease monotonically
b) they increase monotonically
c) they generally decrease, but there are some exceptions
d) they generally decrease, but there are some exceptions