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AP EAMCET · Chemistry · Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties

Identify the element which has highest second ionisation enthalpy.

  1. A Carbon
  2. B Phosphorus
  3. C Nitrogen
  4. D Oxygen
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(D) Oxygen

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As we move across a period, effective nuclear charge \(\left(Z_{\text {eff }}\right)\) increases and so do the ionisation energy and moving down a group, effective nuclear charge \(\left(Z_{\text {eff }}\right)\) decreases and so do the ionisation energy. So, phosphorus…