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Question
Why is the Ionisation enthalpy of hydrogen higher than that of sodium?
Solution
In sodium the last shell electron is in 3s1 after losing that electron, it can acquire the configuration of Ne. Whereas in hydrogen, the electron is in s-orbital.
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