MHT CET Chemistry question

ChemistryClassification of Elements and Periodicity in PropertiesMHT CET

The first ionization energies of alkaline earth metals are higher than those of the alkali metals. This is because:

Answer: (A)

Solution

In a period the nuclear charge rises from group 1 to group 2 while the electron is added to the same shell, so the outer

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