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Rank these elements according to first ionization energy

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Rank these elements according to first ionization energy.

B, Be, O, N, F, Li, Ne, C

There is a general trend for ionization energy within a period of the periodic table. However, elements with a filled s or half-filled p subshell have a higher ionization energy than expected by the general trend.