The ionization energy of an atom is the energy:
needed to add electron to an atom.
needed to transfer an electron from one orbit to another.
needed to convert the atom into radioactive isotope.
just enough to cause an electron to escape from the atom.
Ionization energy is defined as the energy required to remove the outer most valence electrons is called as ionization energy.
The Kβ X -ray of argon has a wavelength of 0.36 nm. The minimum energy needed to ionize an argon atom is 16 eV. Find the energy needed to knock out an electron from the K shell of an argon atom.