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Given below are two statements. One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R. Assertion A : The first ionization enthalpy for…

JEE Main 2022 — Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry

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Given below are two statements. One is labelled as

Assertion AAA and the other is labelled as Reason RRR.

Assertion AAA : The first ionization enthalpy for oxygen is lower than that of nitrogen.

Reason RRR : The four electrons in 2p2p2p orbitals of oxygen experience more electron-electron repulsion.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

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Held on 29 Jun 2022 · Verified 6 Jul 2026.

Options

  1. A

    Both AAA and RRR are correct and RRR is the correct explanation of AAA.

  2. B

    Both AAA and RRR are correct but RRR is NOT the correct explanation of AAA.

  3. C

    AAA is correct but RRR is not correct.

  4. D

    AAA is not correct but RRR is correct

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