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Which of the following represents the correct order of first ionisation enthalpy?
- A.
- B.
- C.
- D.
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Answer: (B)
Along a period, ionisation enthalpy rises with nuclear charge, but two anomalies occur. Boron () is lower than beryllium () because the electron is removed more easily than a electron of a full subshell. Oxygen () is lower than nitrogen () because pairing repulsion in oxygen makes removal easier than from the half-filled set. Values in : Li 520, B 801, Be 899, C 1086, O 1314, N 1402. Hence .
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