Given below are two statements:
Statement I: The decrease in first ionization enthalpy from B to Al is much larger than that from Al to Ga.
Statement II: The d-orbitals in Ga are completely filled.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below [2023]
(3)
| Element | B | Al | Ga | In | Tl |
| (kJ/mol) | 801 | 577 | 579 | 558 | 589 |
of B and is greater than of and Ga.
This is due to completely filled -orbitals in Ga and -electron have low screening effect to compensate the increase in nuclear charge.