2.10 Electromagnetic radiation of wavelength 242 nm is just sufficient to ionise the sodium atom. Calculate the ionisation energy of sodium in kJ mol-1.

Energyofsodium(E)=NAhcλ
=6.023x1023mol-16.626x10-34Js3x108m/s242x10-9m
=4.947×105Jmol-1
=494.7×103Jmol-1
=494kJmol-1