Ionization Energies

The minimum energy required to remove an electron from the ground state of an atom

• electron configuration
• energy levels
• ionization energy
• ionic bond

What is the term for the energy change when an electron is added to a neutral atom?

• electronegativity

• ionization energy

• atomic radius

• electron affinity

Which of the following describes the energy required to remove an electron from a gaseous atom?

• 1st ionization energy

• electron affinity

• atomic mass

• covalent bond

What is the name of the energy needed to remove the most loosely bound electron from an atom?

• atomic number

• electron affinity

• ionization energy

• valence electrons

Which term refers to the energy required to remove an electron from a single positively charged ion?

• electron affinity

• second ionization energy

• atomic mass

• covalent bond

What is the energy change called when an electron is added to a gaseous atom to form a negative ion?

• ionization energy

• atomic number

• valence electrons

• electron affinity

Which of the following best describes the energy needed to remove an electron from a neutral atom in its gaseous state?

• electronegativity

• atomic radius

• 1st ionization energy

• electron configuration

What is the term for the energy required to remove an electron from a double negatively charged ion?

• electron affinity

• third ionization energy

• atomic number

• covalent bond

Which of the following describes the energy change when an electron is added to a positively charged ion?

• electronegativity

• ionization energy

• electron affinity

• atomic mass

What is the name of the energy required to remove an electron from a neutral atom in its solid state?

• lattice energy

• electron affinity

• atomic radius

• ionization energy