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it has seven valence electrons and really wants to achieve noble gas configuration (8 out of 8 possible valance electrons). It already has seven and since it is so close to eight, it is very attached to them. It refuses to give them up easily. The more an element "wants" it's electrons the higher ionization energy it will have.

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