Molar ionization energies of the elements
These tables list values of molar ionization energies, measured in kJ mol-1. This is the energy per mole necessary to remove electrons from gaseous atoms or atomic ions. The first molar ionization energy applies to the neutral atoms. The second, third, etc., molar ionization energy applies to the further removal of an electron from a singly, doubly, etc., charged ion. For ionization energies measured in the unit eV, see Ionization energies of the elements (data page).
1st–10th
number |
symbol |
name |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
5th |
6th |
7th |
8th |
9th |
10th |
1 |
H |
hydrogen |
1312.0 |
2 |
He |
helium |
2372.3 |
5250.5 |
3 |
Li |
lithium |
520.2 |
7298.1 |
11815.0 |
4 |
Be |
beryllium |
899.5 |
1757.1 |
14848.7 |
21006.6 |
5 |
B |
boron |
800.6 |
2427.1 |
3659.7 |
25025.8 |
32826.7 |
6 |
C |
carbon |
1086.5 |
2352.6 |
4620.5 |
6222.7 |
37831 |
47277.0 |
7 |
N |
nitrogen |
1402.3 |
2856 |
4578.1 |
7475.0 |
9444.9 |
53266.6 |
64360 |
8 |
O |
oxygen |
1313.9 |
3388.3 |
5300.5 |
7469.2 |
10989.5 |
13326.5 |
71330 |
84078.0 |
9 |
F |
fluorine |
1681.0 |
3374.2 |
6050.4 |
8407.7 |
11022.7 |
15164.1 |
17868 |
92038.1 |
106434.3 |
10 |
Ne |
neon |
2080.7 |
3952.3 |
6122 |
9371 |
12177 |
15238 |
19999.0 |
23069.5 |
115379.5 |
131432 |
11 |
Na |
sodium |
495.8 |
4562 |
6910.3 |
9543 |
13354 |
16613 |
20117 |
25496 |
28932 |
141362 |
12 |
Mg |
magnesium |
737.7 |
1450.7 |
7732.7 |
10542.5 |
13630 |
18020 |
21711 |
25661 |
31653 |
35458 |
13 |
Al |
aluminium |
577.5 |
1816.7 |
2744.8 |
11577 |
14842 |
18379 |
23326 |
27465 |
31853 |
38473 |
14 |
Si |
silicon |
786.5 |
1577.1 |
3231.6 |
4355.5 |
16091 |
19805 |
23780 |
29287 |
33878 |
38726 |
15 |
P |
phosphorus |
1011.8 |
1907 |
2914.1 |
4963.6 |
6273.9 |
21267 |
25431 |
29872 |
35905 |
40950 |
16 |
S |
sulfur |
999.6 |
2252 |
3357 |
4556 |
7004.3 |
8495.8 |
27107 |
31719 |
36621 |
43177 |
17 |
Cl |
chlorine |
1251.2 |
2298 |
3822 |
5158.6 |
6542 |
9362 |
11018 |
33604 |
38600 |
43961 |
18 |
Ar |
argon |
1520.6 |
2665.8 |
3931 |
5771 |
7238 |
8781 |
11995 |
13842 |
40760 |
46186 |
19 |
K |
potassium |
418.8 |
3052 |
4420 |
5877 |
7975 |
9590 |
11343 |
14944 |
16963.7 |
48610 |
20 |
Ca |
calcium |
589.8 |
1145.4 |
4912.4 |
6491 |
8153 |
10496 |
12270 |
14206 |
18191 |
20385 |
21 |
Sc |
scandium |
633.1 |
1235.0 |
2388.6 |
7090.6 |
8843 |
10679 |
13310 |
15250 |
17370 |
21726 |
22 |
Ti |
titanium |
658.8 |
1309.8 |
2652.5 |
4174.6 |
9581 |
11533 |
13590 |
16440 |
18530 |
20833 |
23 |
V |
vanadium |
650.9 |
1414 |
2830 |
4507 |
6298.7 |
12363 |
14530 |
16730 |
19860 |
22240 |
24 |
Cr |
chromium |
652.9 |
1590.6 |
2987 |
4743 |
6702 |
8744.9 |
15455 |
17820 |
20190 |
23580 |
25 |
Mn |
manganese |
717.3 |
1509.0 |
3248 |
4940 |
6990 |
9220 |
11500 |
18770 |
21400 |
23960 |
26 |
Fe |
iron |
762.5 |
1561.9 |
2957 |
5290 |
7240 |
9560 |
12060 |
14580 |
22540 |
25290 |
27 |
Co |
cobalt |
760.4 |
1648 |
3232 |
4950 |
7670 |
9840 |
12440 |
15230 |
17959 |
26570 |
28 |
Ni |
nickel |
737.1 |
1753.0 |
3395 |
5300 |
7339 |
10400 |
12800 |
15600 |
18600 |
21670 |
29 |
Cu |
copper |
745.5 |
1957.9 |
3555 |
5536 |
7700 |
9900 |
13400 |
16000 |
19200 |
22400 |
30 |
Zn |
zinc |
906.4 |
1733.3 |
3833 |
5731 |
7970 |
10400 |
12900 |
16800 |
19600 |
23000 |
31 |
Ga |
gallium |
578.8 |
1979.3 |
2963 |
6180 |
32 |
Ge |
germanium |
762 |
1537.5 |
3302.1 |
4411 |
9020 |
33 |
As |
arsenic |
947.0 |
1798 |
2735 |
4837 |
6043 |
12310 |
34 |
Se |
selenium |
941.0 |
2045 |
2973.7 |
4144 |
6590 |
7880 |
14990 |
35 |
Br |
bromine |
1139.9 |
2103 |
3470 |
4560 |
5760 |
8550 |
9940 |
18600 |
36 |
Kr |
krypton |
1350.8 |
2350.4 |
3565 |
5070 |
6240 |
7570 |
10710 |
12138 |
22274 |
25880 |
37 |
Rb |
rubidium |
403.0 |
2633 |
3860 |
5080 |
6850 |
8140 |
9570 |
13120 |
14500 |
26740 |
38 |
Sr |
strontium |
549.5 |
1064.2 |
4138 |
5500 |
6910 |
8760 |
10230 |
11800 |
15600 |
17100 |
39 |
Y |
yttrium |
600 |
1180 |
1980 |
5847 |
7430 |
8970 |
11190 |
12450 |
14110 |
18400 |
40 |
Zr |
zirconium |
640.1 |
1270 |
2218 |
3313 |
7752 |
9500 |
41 |
Nb |
niobium |
652.1 |
1380 |
2416 |
3700 |
4877 |
9847 |
12100 |
42 |
Mo |
molybdenum |
684.3 |
1560 |
2618 |
4480 |
5257 |
6640.8 |
12125 |
13860 |
15835 |
17980 |
43 |
Tc |
technetium |
702 |
1470 |
2850 |
44 |
Ru |
ruthenium |
710.2 |
1620 |
2747 |
45 |
Rh |
rhodium |
719.7 |
1740 |
2997 |
46 |
Pd |
palladium |
804.4 |
1870 |
3177 |
47 |
Ag |
silver |
731.0 |
2070 |
3361 |
48 |
Cd |
cadmium |
867.8 |
1631.4 |
3616 |
49 |
In |
indium |
558.3 |
1820.7 |
2704 |
5210 |
50 |
Sn |
tin |
708.6 |
1411.8 |
2943.0 |
3930.3 |
7456 |
51 |
Sb |
antimony |
834 |
1594.9 |
2440 |
4260 |
5400 |
10400 |
52 |
Te |
tellurium |
869.3 |
1790 |
2698 |
3610 |
5668 |
6820 |
13200 |
53 |
I |
iodine |
1008.4 |
1845.9 |
3180 |
54 |
Xe |
xenon |
1170.4 |
2046.4 |
3099.4 |
55 |
Cs |
caesium |
375.7 |
2234.3 |
3400 |
56 |
Ba |
barium |
502.9 |
965.2 |
3600 |
57 |
La |
lanthanum |
538.1 |
1067 |
1850.3 |
4819 |
5940 |
58 |
Ce |
cerium |
534.4 |
1050 |
1949 |
3547 |
6325 |
7490 |
59 |
Pr |
praseodymium |
527 |
1020 |
2086 |
3761 |
5551 |
60 |
Nd |
neodymium |
533.1 |
1040 |
2130 |
3900 |
61 |
Pm |
promethium |
540 |
1050 |
2150 |
3970 |
62 |
Sm |
samarium |
544.5 |
1070 |
2260 |
3990 |
63 |
Eu |
europium |
547.1 |
1085 |
2404 |
4120 |
64 |
Gd |
gadolinium |
593.4 |
1170 |
1990 |
4250 |
65 |
Tb |
terbium |
565.8 |
1110 |
2114 |
3839 |
66 |
Dy |
dysprosium |
573.0 |
1130 |
2200 |
3990 |
67 |
Ho |
holmium |
581.0 |
1140 |
2204 |
4100 |
68 |
Er |
erbium |
589.3 |
1150 |
2194 |
4120 |
69 |
Tm |
thulium |
596.7 |
1160 |
2285 |
4120 |
70 |
Yb |
ytterbium |
603.4 |
1174.8 |
2417 |
4203 |
71 |
Lu |
lutetium |
523.5 |
1340 |
2022.3 |
4370 |
6445 |
72 |
Hf |
hafnium |
658.5 |
1440 |
2250 |
3216 |
73 |
Ta |
tantalum |
761 |
1500 |
74 |
W |
tungsten |
770 |
1700 |
75 |
Re |
rhenium |
760 |
1260 |
2510 |
3640 |
76 |
Os |
osmium |
840 |
1600 |
77 |
Ir |
iridium |
880 |
1600 |
78 |
Pt |
platinum |
870 |
1791 |
79 |
Au |
gold |
890.1 |
1980 |
80 |
Hg |
mercury |
1007.1 |
1810 |
3300 |
81 |
Tl |
thallium |
589.4 |
1971 |
2878 |
82 |
Pb |
lead |
715.6 |
1450.5 |
3081.5 |
4083 |
6640 |
83 |
Bi |
bismuth |
703 |
1610 |
2466 |
4370 |
5400 |
8520 |
84 |
Po |
polonium |
812.1 |
85 |
At |
astatine |
890±40 |
86 |
Rn |
radon |
1037 |
87 |
Fr |
francium |
380 |
88 |
Ra |
radium |
509.3 |
979.0 |
89 |
Ac |
actinium |
499 |
1170 |
90 |
Th |
thorium |
587 |
1110 |
1930 |
2780 |
91 |
Pa |
protactinium |
568 |
92 |
U |
uranium |
597.6 |
1420 |
93 |
Np |
neptunium |
604.5 |
94 |
Pu |
plutonium |
584.7 |
95 |
Am |
americium |
578 |
96 |
Cm |
curium |
581 |
97 |
Bk |
berkelium |
601 |
98 |
Cf |
californium |
608 |
99 |
Es |
einsteinium |
619 |
100 |
Fm |
fermium |
627 |
101 |
Md |
mendelevium |
635 |
102 |
No |
nobelium |
642 |
103 |
Lr |
lawrencium |
470 |
104 |
Rf |
rutherfordium |
580 |
11th–20th
number |
symbol |
name |
11th |
12th |
13th |
14th |
15th |
16th |
17th |
18th |
19th |
20th |
11 |
Na |
sodium |
159076 |
12 |
Mg |
magnesium |
169988 |
189368 |
13 |
Al |
aluminium |
42647 |
223366 (201266) should be less than 13th |
222316 |
14 |
Si |
silicon |
45962 |
50502 |
235196 |
257923 |
15 |
P |
phosphorus |
46261 |
54110 |
59024 |
271791 |
296195 |
16 |
S |
sulfur |
48710 |
54460 |
62930 |
68216 |
311048 |
337138 |
17 |
Cl |
chlorine |
51068 |
57119 |
63363 |
72341 |
78095 |
352994 |
380760 |
18 |
Ar |
argon |
52002 |
59653 |
66199 |
72918 |
82473 |
88576 |
397605 |
427066 |
19 |
K |
potassium |
54490 |
60730 |
68950 |
75900 |
83080 |
93400 |
99710 |
444880 |
476063 |
20 |
Ca |
calcium |
57110 |
63410 |
70110 |
78890 |
86310 |
94000 |
104900 |
111711 |
494850 |
527762 |
21 |
Sc |
scandium |
24102 |
66320 |
73010 |
80160 |
89490 |
97400 |
105600 |
117000 |
124270 |
547530 |
22 |
Ti |
titanium |
25575 |
28125 |
76015 |
83280 |
90880 |
100700 |
109100 |
117800 |
129900 |
137530 |
23 |
V |
vanadium |
24670 |
29730 |
32446 |
86450 |
94170 |
102300 |
112700 |
121600 |
130700 |
143400 |
24 |
Cr |
chromium |
26130 |
28750 |
34230 |
37066 |
97510 |
105800 |
114300 |
125300 |
134700 |
144300 |
25 |
Mn |
manganese |
27590 |
30330 |
33150 |
38880 |
41987 |
109480 |
118100 |
127100 |
138600 |
148500 |
26 |
Fe |
iron |
28000 |
31920 |
34830 |
37840 |
44100 |
47206 |
122200 |
131000 |
140500 |
152600 |
27 |
Co |
cobalt |
29400 |
32400 |
36600 |
39700 |
42800 |
49396 |
52737 |
134810 |
145170 |
154700 |
28 |
Ni |
nickel |
30970 |
34000 |
37100 |
41500 |
44800 |
48100 |
55101 |
58570 |
148700 |
159000 |
29 |
Cu |
copper |
25600 |
35600 |
38700 |
42000 |
46700 |
50200 |
53700 |
61100 |
64702 |
163700 |
30 |
Zn |
zinc |
26400 |
29990 |
40490 |
43800 |
47300 |
52300 |
55900 |
59700 |
67300 |
71200 |
36 |
Kr |
krypton |
29700 |
33800 |
37700 |
43100 |
47500 |
52200 |
57100 |
61800 |
75800 |
80400 |
38 |
Sr |
strontium |
31270 |
39 |
Y |
yttrium |
19900 |
36090 |
42 |
Mo |
molybdenum |
20190 |
22219 |
26930 |
29196 |
52490 |
55000 |
61400 |
67700 |
74000 |
80400 |
21st–30th
number |
symbol |
name |
21st |
22nd |
23rd |
24th |
25th |
26th |
27th |
28th |
29th |
30th |
21 |
Sc |
scandium |
582163 |
22 |
Ti |
titanium |
602930 |
639294 |
23 |
V |
vanadium |
151440 |
661050 |
699144 |
24 |
Cr |
chromium |
157700 |
166090 |
721870 |
761733 |
25 |
Mn |
manganese |
158600 |
172500 |
181380 |
785450 |
827067 |
26 |
Fe |
iron |
163000 |
173600 |
188100 |
195200 |
851800 |
895161 |
27 |
Co |
cobalt |
167400 |
178100 |
189300 |
204500 |
214100 |
920870 |
966023 |
28 |
Ni |
nickel |
169400 |
182700 |
194000 |
205600 |
221400 |
231490 |
992718 |
1039668 |
29 |
Cu |
copper |
174100 |
184900 |
198800 |
210500 |
222700 |
239100 |
249660 |
1067358 |
1116105 |
30 |
Zn |
zinc |
179100 |
36 |
Kr |
krypton |
85300 |
90400 |
96300 |
101400 |
111100 |
116290 |
282500 |
296200 |
311400 |
326200 |
42 |
Mo |
molybdenum |
87000 |
93400 |
98420 |
104400 |
121900 |
127700 |
133800 |
139800 |
148100 |
154500 |
References