Which of the following element has the highest first ionization enthalpy?

Q. Which of the following element has the highest first ionization enthalpy?
Answer: Beryllium
Notes: The alkaline earth metals have low ionization enthalpies due to fairly large size of the atoms. Since the atomic size increases down the group, their ionization enthalpy decreases.

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