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The minimum energy to ionize an atom is the energy required to

A

add one electron to the atom

B

excite the atom from its ground state to its first excite state

C

remove one outermost electron from the atom

D

remove one innermost electron from the atom

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The minimum energy to ionize an atom is the energy required to remove an outermost electron in the atom
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