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Q.In the third period the first ionization potential is of the order.

(a) Na > Al > Mg > Si > P
(b) Na < Al < Mg < Si < P
(c) Mg > Na > Si > P > Al
(d) Na < Al < Mg < P < Si
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Step 1. The general period-3 trend (Section 3.5.3) is that first ionisation potential rises left to right: Na < Mg < Al < Si < P < S < Cl < Ar, purely from rising effective nuclear charge.

Step 2. Two anomalies break the strict monotonic rise. Mg (3s23s^2, filled subshell, extra stable) has a higher IE1 than Al (3s23p13s^2 3p^1, whose lone 3p electron is comparatively easy to remove) -- so Al actually sits below Mg. …

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