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neon is a nobel gas... the outer electron shell is full the sodium atom has only one electron in the outer shell which is very unstable the sodium atom want to fill up that outer shell with joined atoms so that it becomes full... that is why it ionizes so easily... it is grabbing electrons from other atoms easily

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Q: Why does sodium have a lower first ionization than neon?
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