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JEE Main 2026 — 6 April, Morning Shift — Question 63

First and second ionization enthalpies of lithium are 520 kJ mol−1520 \mathrm{~kJ} \mathrm{~mol}^{-1} and 7297 kJ mol−17297 \mathrm{~kJ} \mathrm{~mol}^{-1} respectively. Energy required to convert 3.5 mg lithium (g) into Li2+(g)[Li(g)→Li2+(g)]\mathrm{Li}^{2+}(\mathrm{g})\left[\mathrm{Li}(\mathrm{g}) \rightarrow \mathrm{Li}^{2+}(\mathrm{g})\right] is ____\_\_\_\_ kJmol−1\mathrm{kJ} \mathrm{mol}^{-1}. (nearest integer)[0pt] [Molar mass of Li=7 g mol−1\mathrm{Li}=7 \mathrm{~g} \mathrm{~mol}^{-1} ]

Answer: 4

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Step-by-step solution

Number of moles of Li=3.5×10−37=5×10−4\mathrm{Li}=\frac{3.5 \times 10^{-3}}{7}=5 \times 10^{-4} Total energy needed to convert Li(g)→Li2+(g)\mathrm{Li}(\mathrm{g}) \rightarrow \mathrm{Li}^{2+}(\mathrm{g}) is 5×10−4(520+7297)=3.9085 kJ=4 kJ5 \times 10^{-4}(520+7297)=3.9085 \mathrm{~kJ}=4 \mathrm{~kJ}

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Exam
JEE Main 2026
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
Structure of Atom
Topic
Subatomic Particles
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