Which of the following shows the biggest jump between the second and third ionisation…

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Problem

Which of the following shows the biggest jump between the second and third ionisation energies? (1) 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s21s^2\,2s^2\,2p^6\,3s^2 (2) 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p21s^2\,2s^2\,2p^6\,3s^2\,3p^2 (3) 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 4p21s^2\,2s^2\,2p^6\,3s^2\,3p^6\,4s^2\,4p^2 (4) 1s2 2s21s^2\,2s^2

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