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Which of the following metal is expected to have the highest third ionisastion enthalpy.
Chemistryd and f Block ElementsNEET
Options:
  • A CrZ=24
  • B V(Z=23)
  • C Mn(Z=25)
  • D Fe(Z=26)
Solution:
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The correct answer is: Mn(Z=25)
Mn had outer electronic configuration as 4s23d5 , first two electrons are removed from 4S- orbital, but the removal of 3rd electron is from half filled 3d- orbital, which requires higher ionization energy then other metal.

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