Why is the first ionisation energy of sodium lower than magnesium
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The first ionization energy of magnesium is larger than sodium because magnesium has one more proton in its nucleus to hold on to the electrons in the 3s orbital.
The first ionization energy of aluminum is smaller than magnesium.
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As the ionisation energy increases across a period and sodium has lesser nuclear pull than Mganesium .
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