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•• The first ionization energy of an atom is the minimum energy needed to remove one electron. For helium, this is 24.6 eV. The second ionization energy is the additional energy required to remove a second electron. (a) Calculate the second ionization energy of helium. (b) What is the total binding energy of helium (that is, the energy to take it apart into two separated electrons and a nucleus)?
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