The removal of an electron from the surface of an atom - that is, the ionization of the atom - means a fundamental structural change in its surface layer. (Johannes Stark)

The removal of an electron from the surface of an atom - that is, the ionization of the atom - means a fundamental structural change in its surface layer.

Johannes Stark

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