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(2 pts) Why is the first ionization energy of oxygen smaller than the first ionization energy of nitrogen?
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Fully filled and half filled configurations are exceptionally more stable and higher ionization energies will be required to remove an electron from a half filled or fully filled configurations.

Configuration of Oxygen = 1s2 , 2s2 , 2p4

Configuration of nitrogen = 1s2 , 2s2 , 2p3

Nitrogen has half filled configuration which is more stable, hence more energy will be required to remove an electron from extra stable half filled configuration.

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