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Which of the diagrams shows the placement of the electron in the lowest energy level around the hydrogen nucleus?

Which of the diagrams shows the placement of the electron in the lowest energy level-example-1

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Answer:

option D denotes electron in lowest energy level.

Step-by-step explanation:

the energy of an electron in hydrogen orbit is given by
-(13.6* z^(2))/(n^(2)) where z is the atomic number and n is the energy level or orbit number . therefore as the n increases energy also increases.

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