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Among the following elements, which has the largest ratio of second ionisation enthalpy to first ionisation enthalpy, ?

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

Answer: C

Removing the first electron from leaves a noble-gas core (, -like), so the second electron must come from a complete inner shell. is about for Na, against only about 2 for Mg, Ca and Ba, where the second electron is the other valence electron.
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