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First ionisation energy of alkali metals is very low but second ionisation energy is very high because

A

alkali metals acquire noble gas configuration after losing one electron

B

a large amount of energy is required to remove electron from a cation

C

alkali metals can form only univalent ions

D

first group elements can lose only one electron.

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