JEE Main Chemistry question

As one moves along a given row in the Periodic Table, ionisation energy

(A)Increases from left to rightCorrect
(B)Decreases from left to right
(C)First increases, then decreases
(D)Remains the same

Answer: (A)

Solution

Across a period, nuclear charge increases while electrons are added to the same shell, so the outer electrons are held progressively more tightly (with a few well-known exceptions), making

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