Doesn't all the other elemts also have d electrons? Why is the answer Ni? Q.3. The element having lowest I E 1 (1) Fe (2) Co (3) Ni (4) Cu Sol. Answer (3) Ni has the lowest I E 1 value because of the sheilding of 3d electrons. Share with your friends Share 0 Bharti Paliwal answered this Dear Student3d-transition series is:Sc [Ar] 3d14s2Ti [Ar] 3d24s2V [Ar] 3d34s2Cr [Ar] 3d54s1Mn [Ar] 3d54s2Fe [Ar] 3d64s2Co [Ar] 3d74s2Ni [Ar] 3d84s2Cu [Ar] 3d104s1Zn [Ar] 3d104s2Now, from Sc to Mn d-shell is half filled and due to poor shielding effect of d-orbital, nuclear charge effect predominates and ionization enthalpy required is high.But, from Fe onwards d-shell is more than half-flled , i.e. the no. of electrons in d-orbital are effective to shield the nuclear charge effect to an extent and thus the energy required to remove an electron from the s-orbotal decreases.Therefore, ionistaion enthalpy decreases from Fe to Ni, and Ni has the lowest ionisation enthalpy.Cu being fully filled in 3d and half -filled in 4s require high ionisation enthalpy than Ni.So, the correct option is Nickel.Regards 1 View Full Answer