Chemistry
Define the following terms:
(i) Ionization potential
(ii) Electron affinity
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(i) Ionization Potential is the amount of energy required to remove an electron from the outer most shell of an isolated gaseous atom.
(ii) Electron affinity is the amount of energy released when an atom in the gaseous state accepts an electron to form an anion.
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