Using principles of atomic and molecular structure and the information in the table below, answer the following questions about atomic fluorine, oxygen, and xenon, as well as some of their compounds.

first ionization energy
(kj/mol)
f: 1,681.0
o: 1,313.9
xe: ?

(a) write the equation for the ionization of atomic fluorine that requires 1,681.0 kj mol-1.
(b) account for the fact that the first ionization energy of atomic fluorine is greater than that of atomic oxygen. (you
must discuss both atoms in your response.)