Given below are two statements. One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R. Assertion A : The first ionization enthalpy for oxygen is lower than that of nitrogen. Reason R : The four electrons in 2p orbitals of oxygen experience more electron-electron repulsion. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

Question

Given below are two statements. One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.

Assertion A : The first ionization enthalpy for oxygen is lower than that of nitrogen.

Reason R : The four electrons in 2p orbitals of oxygen experience more electron-electron repulsion.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

Both A and R are are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.

Both A and R are are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.

A is correct but R is not correct.

A is not correct but R is correct.

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