HURRY FOR A TEST! The ionization energies for removing successive electrons from sodium are 496 kJ/mol, 4562 kJ/mol, 6912 kJ/mol, and 9544 kJ/mol. The great jump in ionization energy after the first electron is removed
indicates that
Select one:
a. sodium has four or five electrons.
b. the atomic radius has increased.
c. a d-electron has been removed.
d. the noble gas configuration has been reached.