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The ionization enthalpies of Li and Na are 520kJmol−1 and 495kJmol−1 respectively. The energy required to convert all the atoms present in 7mg of Li vapours and 23mg of sodium vapours of their respective gaseous cations respectively are
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Solution:
No. of moles of Li=1000×77=10−3
No. of moles of Na=1000×2323=10−3 ∴ The amount of energies required for 10−3 mole each of Li and Na are 520kJ×10−3 and 495kJ×10−3 or 520J and 495J respectively.