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Which element has the lowest ionization energy?

a.argon (Ar)
b.bromine (Br)
c.cesium (Cs)
d.nickel (Ni)

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C. Cesium because ionization energy increases as you move from left to right across a period and from down up a column of the periodic table, making a diagonal pattern from the bottom left corner to the top right of the periodic table.
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C the answer is cesium, study's show that it has the lowest ionization out of all elements. Hope this helped!
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