Answer:
Cesium has smallest ionization energy.
Explanation:
Ionization energy is the energy that an atom at ground state must be absorb to release an electron to form a cation. for eg.
H ⇒ [tex]H^{+} + e^{-}[/tex]
The unit of ionization energy is [tex]\frac{KJ}{mol}[/tex].
The ionization energy is minimum for cesium & maximum for fluorine.
Ionization energy depends upon the radius of atom. cesium has smallest radius so it has low Ionization energy.
Therefore the cesium has smallest ionization energy.
