The first ionisation enthalpy of sodium is lower than magnesium while second ionisation enthalpy of magnesium is lower than sodium. why?
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Magnesium atom has a smaller radius and higher nuclear charge than a sodium atom, thus more energy will be required to remove the electron from the same orbital (3s), making the first ionisation energy of magnesium higher than that of sodium.
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