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Amongst the following elements (whose electronic configurations are given below). the one having the highest ionization energy is

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a

[Ne]3s23p1

b

[Ne]3s23p3

c

[Ne]3s23p2

d

[Ne]3d104s24p3

answer is B.

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IE of element with electmnic configuration (d) is owest because of its biggest size. Among the remaining three elements of the same period (3rd). IE of elementwith electronic configuration (b) is the highest due to  greater stability of the exactly half-filled 3p-subshell.
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Amongst the following elements (whose electronic configurations are given below). the one having the highest ionization energy is