Question
The process requiring absorption of energy is

Answer

a
$(a)$ Nitrogen has stable $2p^3$ configuranon and also due to high $e^-$ charge density at outermost orbital it requires energy to add one extra $e^-$ in its outer most  shell i.e., its first electron gain enthalpy is positive

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