Helium and hydrogen have almost the same atomic size, yet
Chapter 4, Problem 4.1.43(choose chapter or problem)
Helium and hydrogen have almost the same atomic size, yet the ionization energy of helium is almost twice that of hydrogen. Explain why hydrogen has a much higher ionization energy than any element in Group 1 does.
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