JEE Advanced levelOne or more correct optionsDifficulty 3 of 3pt153
Select the correct statements about factors affecting ionisation enthalpy.
AAt the same nuclear charge, more inner-shell shielding lowers the ionisation enthalpy
BAt constant shielding, a larger effective nuclear charge raises the ionisation enthalpy
CZn (906) has a lower first ionisation enthalpy than Cu (745kJmol−1)
DTl (589) has a higher first ionisation enthalpy than In (558kJmol−1) because of poor shielding by inner 4f and 5d electrons
Answer: A, B, D
The first two statements follow from Zeff = Z - shielding. Tl follows the lanthanide contraction effect. Zn (3d104s2) has a higher value (906) than Cu (745), so the last is false.