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OpenStudy (anonymous):

explain why it is so much easier to remove an electron from an atom of large atomic weight than it is to remove proton ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Proton is held in place by the strong nuclear force, electron is held by electrostatic force. strong nuclear force > electrostatic force.

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