The ionization energy of nitrogen is more than that of oxygen because

  • A
    Nitrogen has half-filled $p$-orbitals
  • B
    Nitrogen is left to the oxygen in the same period of the periodic table
  • C
    Nitrogen contains less number of electrons
  • D
    Nitrogen is less electronegative

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