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1.7 Periodic Trends
1.6 Photoelectron Spectroscopy
1.5 Atomic Structure and Electron Configuration
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A neutral nitrogen atom (\(\text{N}\)) in its ground state has the electron configuration \(1s^2\,2s^2\,2p^3\). Which of the following correctly compares the ionization energy of a \(2s\) electron with that of a \(2p\) electron in a ground-state nitrogen atom, and provides the correct justification?

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