Using an MO energy- level diagram, would you expect O2 to have a lower or higher first

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Using an MO energy- level diagram, would you expect O2 to have a lower or higher first ionization energy than atomic oxygen? Why?
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Chemical Principles

ISBN: 978-1111580650

7th edition

Authors: Steven S. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste

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