Which of the Following Statements Regarding Ionization Energy Is NOT

question 116

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements regarding ionization energy is NOT true?

• A)Ionization energy is the energy required to remove a mole of electrons from a mole of gas-phase atoms or ions.
• B)The ionization energy increases as Z_eff increases.
• C)Anomalies in ionization energy trends can occur due to electron pairing in orbitals.
• D)Atoms in the same column of the periodic table have equal ionization energies.
• E)Ionization energies are always positive because it takes energy to pull the negative electron away from the positive nucleus.

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