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Classification Of Elements And Periodicity In Properties

Question
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Why ionsiation enthalpy of N is more than that of O even though oxygen has higher nuclear charge than nitrogen?

Solution

This is due to the fact that electronic configuration of nitrogen in which all 2p orbitals,

are half filled, is much more stable than that of oxygen,

in which all the 2p orbitals are neither half filled nor fully filled. Therefore. IE1 of N is more than that of oxygen.