3.15 Energy of an electron in the ground state of the hydrogen atom is Calculate the ionization enthalpy of atomic hydrogen in terms of
Given that Energy of an electron in the ground state of the hydrogen atom is .
So, the ionization enthalpy is for 1 mole of atoms.
Therefore, the ground state energy of the atoms may be expressed as :
E (ground state) =
Whereas, ionization enthalpy is,