What term refers to the amount of voltage an electron must possess to cause ionization?

A) electrolysis point
B) ion point
C) electron impact
D) ionization potential

Ionization Potential

The minimum amount of energy required to remove the most loosely bound electron from an isolated neutral atom or molecule.

Voltage

An electrical measurement expressing the potential difference between two points, the driving force of electric current.

Electron

A subatomic particle with a negative electric charge, fundamental to electrical phenomena and components of atoms.