AP EAMCET20227 Jul 2022Evening ShiftChemistryClassification of Elements and Periodicity in PropertiesActual
Identify the element which has highest second ionisation enthalpy.
Options
- ACarbon
- BPhosphorus
- CNitrogen
- DOxygen
Correct answer
D. Oxygen
Step-by-step solution
As we move across a period, effective nuclear charge (Z_ eff ) increases and so do the ionisation energy and moving down a group, effective nuclear charge (Z_ eff ) decreases and so do the ionisation energy. So, phosphorus belonging to 3 rd period will have less ionisation energy than 2nd period elements. Considering the first ionisation energy of 2nd period elements, N is greater than O as N has half-filled stable electronic configuration, but after the removal of 1 electron, oxygen acquires a half-filled stable e