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The first ionisation potentials of Na, Al & Mg are in the order

Option: 1

Na<Mg<Al


Option: 2

Al<Mg<Na


Option: 3

Na<Al<Mg


Option: 4

Mg<Al<Na


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Mg has greater ionisation energy than Al due to 2s^22p^63s^2 configuration. It is more difficult to remove electrons from 3s orbital than for 3p orbital since s-orbitals have greater penetration power.

Na has very low ionization energy compared to Mg and Al , due to Na+ very stable.

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