Explain the first ionization energy for rubidium is +403.0 kJ/mol. Explain how much energy would be necessary to convert 17.1 g of gaseous rubidium to its gaseous +1 monatomic ion at constant temperature?
a) 185 kJ
b) 80.6 kJ
c) 68.9 kJ
d) 40.4 kJ
e) 34.5 kJ