diff --git a/docs/sch3uz.md b/docs/sch3uz.md index acc1944..0c0256b 100644 --- a/docs/sch3uz.md +++ b/docs/sch3uz.md @@ -160,10 +160,10 @@ The atomic radius of an atom is the distance from the centre of the nucleus to a ### Ionisation energy The first ionisation energy of an element is the minimum amount of energy required to remove one mole of electrons from one mole of *gaseous* atoms to form a mole of gaseous ions, so that -$$Q_{(g)} \rightarrow Q_{(g)}^+ + e^-$$ +$$\text{Q}_\text{(g)} \rightarrow \text{Q}_\text{(g)}^+ + \text{e}^-$$ Any subsequent ionisation energies of an element are the minimum amount of energy required to remove one *additional* mole of electrons. For example, the second ionisation energy would involve -$$Q_{(g)}^- \rightarrow Q_{(g)}^{2+} + e^-$$ +$$\text{Q}_\text{(g)}^- \rightarrow \text{Q}_\text{(g)}^{2+} + \text{e}^-$$ It requires vastly more energy to remove an electron from a filled valence shell compared to an unfilled valence shell.