Hydrogen has high ionization energy than alkali metals because it has:

ionic bond

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covalent bond

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large size

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small size

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Solution

The correct option is D small size
Hydrogen has only one orbital which is strongly attracted by the nucleus. Thus it has very small size than the alkali metal and hence has high ionization enthalpy.

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