Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
A scatter plot of the first 36 elements colours each point by block with df["block"].map(colours). How many points are green, the colour of the d-block, and why does that stretch of the plot look flat?
First ionisation enthalpy peaks at the noble gases and falls to its lowest at the alkali metals that follow. Across a period the atomic radius falls, because the nuclear charge grows while the shell stays the same; down a group it rises, because a shell is added. diff() gives each value minus the one before.
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Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Step 1. Count. Scandium (Z ) to zinc (Z ): elements.
Step 2. Shape. Each added electron goes into the inner 3d orbitals. The outer 4s electrons feel almost the same pull, so the first ionisation enthalpy hardly changes.
Answer: green points, on a low, nearly flat stretch.
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