ionization enthalpy of lithium is less than that of helium why
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helium consists of completely filled 1s orbital .
Lithium consists of incompletely filled 2p orbital .
Hence less energy is required to remove an electron from lithium than that of helium .
Same goes for electron gain enthalpy too .
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