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The ionization energies for successive removal of electrons from sodium are as follows: 496kJ, 4562kJ, 6912kJ, and 9544kJ. What does the jump in ionization energy indicate

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It is difficult to remove electrons from cations because one or more electrons are already lost and hold of nucleus on remaining electrons increase

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