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Published on: August 13, 2026
Compared to the first ionisation enthalpy, the value of second ionisation enthalpy of an element is.
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C

Because with the removal of electron, number of protons remain same but number of electron decreases and therefore effective nuclear charge increases. Hence, it becomes difficult to remove an electron, so I.E. increases.
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