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Among Ti, V, Mn and Fe, the metal with the highest third ionisation enthalpy is

  1. AMn
  2. BFe
  3. CTi
  4. DV

Answer: A

The third ionisation removes an electron from . is (half-filled), so removing the next electron is hardest, whereas () gains stability on becoming . Ti and V are lower still, so Mn is highest.
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