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Why first ionisation potential of aluminium is less than that of magnesium? 

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Reason 1 : Al has `p^(1)` configuration which is unpaired, but Mg has more stable `s^(2)` configuration
Reason 2: Penetration ability of s-subshell of Mg is more than that of p-subshell of Al.
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