Consider the following statements. (i) Ionization is always an exothermic process. (ii) Ionization energies always increase in the order I.E1 > IE2 > I.E3 . (iii) Ionization energy measurements are carried out with atoms in the solid state. Which of the above statement is/are not correct? (a) (i) only (b) (i) and (ii) (c) (iii) only (d) (i), (ii) and (iii)

Consider the following statements. (i) Ionization is always an exothe

1.	Consider the following statements. (i) Ionization is always an exothermic process. (ii) Ionization energies always increase in the order I.E1 > IE2 > I.E3 . (iii) Ionization energy measurements are carried out with atoms in the solid state. Which of the above statement is/are not correct? (a) (i) only (b) (i) and (ii) (c) (iii) only (d) (i), (ii) and (iii)
Answer» (d) (i), (ii) and (iii)