JEE Main Chemistry question

The ionization energy of hydrogen is:

(A)Lower than alkali metals
(B)Lower than halogens
(C)Closer to alkali metals
(D)Closer to halogensCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

The first ionisation energy of hydrogen (13.6 eV) is much higher than that of alkali metals (e.g. Na ≈ 5.1 eV, Li ≈ 5.4 eV) and is comparable in magnitude to

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