PARDEEP SHARMA
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all 15th group elements have half filled configuration, they are rather stable and don’t want to accept electrons, so they have less electron gain enthalpy than both corresponding 14th and 15th group elements. Nitrogen has small size and high electron density in its outermost shell due to which appraoching electron experiences high inter electronic repulsions hence N has a positive electron gain enthalpy, but when we go down the group atomic size increases and this inter electronic repulsion faced by approaching electron decreases thereby electron gain enthaply becomes more negative.