Ionization energy

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The ionization energy (symbol: Ei) is the energy required to remove an electron from a neutral atom or molecule to form a positively charged ion.[1] Ionization potential is an older name for the same quantity.

References

  1. ↑ ionization energy, <http://goldbook.iupac.org/I03199.html> (accessed 16 July 2010), Compendium of Chemical Terminology Internet edition; International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC).
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