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Group 15 elements have more electron gain enthalpy than group 16 elements. The correct reason for this is:

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half-filled stability of gp. 15 elements
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poor shielding in gp. 15 elements
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poor shielding in gp. 16 elements
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half-filled stability of gp. 16 elements
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Solution

The correct option is A half-filled stability of gp. 15 elements
The atoms having half-filled and fully filled orbitals are comparitively more stable, hence more energy is required to remove.the electron from such atoms. Therefore group 15 have more I.E than gp.16 elements.

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