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Why do Non-metals have high Ionization energy values?


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Ionization Energy: The amount of energy required to remove an electron from a gaseous atom is known as ionization energy.

  • The size of non-metals is small as compared to metals due to which electrons are more tightly held in non-metals.
  • Non-Metals are electronegative elements and tend to share or accept electrons in a chemical reaction.
  • Due to the electrons accepting nature of non-metals, they gains more electrons to complete their octet.
  • So, non-metals have high ionization enthalpy due to their small size and high electronegativity as compared to metal.

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