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How does the ionization energy of element belonging to the same period vary ?explain why ​

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Moving left to right within a PERIOD or upward within a group, the FIRST ionization energy generally increases. As the atomic radius decreases, it becomes harder to remove an electron that is closer to a more positively charged NUCLEUS. ... They experience a weaker attraction to the positive charge of the nucleus.



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