Pushing this electron out to its lonely periphery - and make a Rydberg atom - requires energy.

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Hydrogen, the simplest atom, consists of a single proton encircled by a single electron.

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"The way in which you transform an atom into an ion is either by adding or taking away an electron, " he explained.

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