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There is a general increase in the ionisation energy as we move across a period. This is because the the number of shielding electrons is constant and the atomic number increases, which means the effect...

As you go across the period, the nuclear charge (or number of protons increase) but the shielding (or the number of shells) stays the same as all of the elements are on the same period. This causes the nu...

2Na + 2H2O -> 2NaOH + H2

Once the sample is vaporised, high energy electrons are fired at the sample which knocks off a loosely held electron. (1) This step is known as election impact ionisation. (2) Due to the presence of a cha...

When sodium reacts with chlorine, the sodium atom transfers 1 electron to the chlorine atom, in order to achieve a stable electron configuration resembling a noble gas. The sodium (Na) atom becomes a sodi...