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Define the following terms : (i) Ionization potential. (ii) Electron affinity.

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(i) Ionization potential : It is the amount of energy required to remove an electron from the outermost (valence) shell of an isolated gaseous atom. 

(ii) Electron affinity : It is the amount of energy released when an electron is added to the outermost (valence) shell of an isolated gaseous atom.



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