Chemistry
Element with low ionization potential likely to be:
- Metal
- Metalloid
- Non-metal
- Inert gas
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Metal
Reason — The amount of energy required to remove a loosely bound electron from the outermost shell of an atom is known as ionisation potential. Metals have loosely held outer electrons and tend to lose electrons easily. Hence, they have low ionisation potential.
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