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Which of the following represents the correct order of increasing first ionization enthalpy for Ca, Ba,S, Se and Ar?

JEE Main 2013 — Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry

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Which of the following represents the correct order of increasing first ionization enthalpy for Ca,Ba,S,SeandAr\mathrm{Ca},\mathrm{Ba},S,\mathrm{Se}\text{and}\mathrm{Ar}Ca,Ba,S,SeandAr?

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Held on 7 Apr 2013 · Verified 6 Jul 2026.

Options

  1. A

    Ba<Ca<Se<S<Ar\mathrm{Ba}<\mathrm{Ca}<\mathrm{Se}<S<\mathrm{Ar}Ba<Ca<Se<S<Ar

  2. B

    Ca<Ba<S<Se<Ar\mathrm{Ca}<\mathrm{Ba}<S<\mathrm{Se}<\mathrm{Ar}Ca<Ba<S<Se<Ar

  3. C

    Ca<S<Ba<Se<Ar\mathrm{Ca}<S<\mathrm{Ba}<\mathrm{Se}<\mathrm{Ar}Ca<S<Ba<Se<Ar

  4. D

    S<Se<Ca<Ba<ArS<\mathrm{Se}<\mathrm{Ca}<\mathrm{Ba}<\mathrm{Ar}S<Se<Ca<Ba<Ar

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