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

In which of the following, elements are correctly arranged in the decreasing order of their second ionisation enthalpies?

  1. A \(\mathrm{O}>\mathrm{F}>\mathrm{N}>\mathrm{C}\)
  2. B \(\mathrm{N}>\mathrm{O}>\mathrm{F}>\mathrm{C}\)
  3. C \(\mathrm{F}>\mathrm{O}>\mathrm{N}>\mathrm{C}\)
  4. D \(\mathrm{C}>\mathrm{N}>\mathrm{O}>\mathrm{F}\)
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(A) \(\mathrm{O}>\mathrm{F}>\mathrm{N}>\mathrm{C}\)

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As we move across a period, effective nuclear charge \(\left(Z_{\text {eff }}\right)\) increases and so do the first ionisation energy, \(\mathrm{F}>\mathrm{O}>\mathrm{N}>\mathrm{C}\). But after the removal of 1 electron, the second ionisation potential of oxygen becomes more…