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Atomic nitrogen has a higher ionization energy than atomic oxygen. This is best explained by:A. by lower electron-electron repulsion in nitrogenB. the greater effective nuclear charge of nitrogenC. the fact that the electron ionized in N is from the 2s subshell, while that ionized from O is from the 2p subshellD. the fact that N has an odd number of electron while O has an even number. |
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