As we move away from the nucleus, the distance between adjacent orbits goes on:
Correct answer: A. Increasing
- A. Increasing
- B. Decreasing
- C. Remains constant
- D. First increases than decreases
Explanation
As we move away from the nucleus, the distance between the adjacent orbits goes on increasing. This is because the energy levels of an electron in an atom are quantized, meaning that they can only have certain values.These shells are spaced at progressively greater distances from the nucleus. The electron shells are organized into discrete energy levels, and each level can hold a specific number of electrons. The energy levels get closer together as the electron gets closer to the nucleus. This means that the distance between the adjacent orbits is smaller near the nucleus than it is far away from the nucleus.
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