Question

What do you mean by the ionization potential of an element ?

Answer 1

Answer:

The ionization energy or ionization potential is the energy necessary to remove an electron from the neutral atom. It is a minimum for the alkali metals which have a single electron outside a closed shell. It generally increases across a row on the periodic maximum for the noble gases which have closed shells

Answer 2

Answer:

amount of energy required to remove 1 or more electrons from the valence shell of an atom