Given below are two statements. One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled…

Chemistry · JEE Main · NTA ExamsClassification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties

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 oxygen is lower than that of nitrogen.
 Reason (R): The four electrons in 2p orbitals of oxygen experience more electron-electron repulsion.
 In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.  
  (JEE Main 2022)
  1. Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
  3. A is correct but R is not correct
  4. A is not correct but R is correct.

Answer

(A) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A

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