Which one of the following statements is true? (a) An atom

Chapter 30, Problem 30.5

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Which one of the following statements is true? (a) An atom is less easily ionized when its outermost electron is in an excited state than when it is in the ground state. (b) An atom is more easily ionized when its outermost electron is in an excited state than when it is in the ground state. (c) The energy state (excited state or ground state) of the outermost electron in an atom has nothing to do with how easily the atom can be ionized.

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