Given below are two statements. One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.

Assertion (A) : The first ionization enthalpy for oxygen is lower than that of nitrogen

Reason (R) : The four electrons in 2p orbitals of oxygen experience more electron electorn repulsion.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Option 1 - <p>Both A and B are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.</p>
Option 2 - <p>Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.</p>
Option 3 - <p>A &nbsp;is correct but R is not correct.</p>
Option 4 - <p>A is not correct but R is correct.</p>
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1st ionization energy of N>O in oxygen atom, 2 electrons out of 4 electron of 2p orbital resulting in an increased electron repulsion.

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