JUPEBChemistryAtomic Structure and Periodicity

Which of the following elements has the highest first ionisation energy?

Aaluminium
Bmagnesium
Csodium
DsiliconCORRECT
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Ionisation energy generally rises across a period as nuclear charge increases: Na 496, Mg 738, Al 578, Si 786 kJ mol$^{-1}$. Aluminium is lower than magnesium because its outer electron is in the higher-energy 3p subshell, but silicon, further right, exceeds them all.
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