Question

List all orbitals from 1s through 5s according to increasing energy for multielectron atoms. rank orbitals from smallest to largest energy. helpreset 3p2p

Answer 1

1s < 2s < 2p < 3s < 3p < 4s < 3d < 4p < 5s

Explanation:

You can predict the order of orbital energies by constructing a diagram as shown below.

Follow the arrows to get the orbitals in order of increasing energy.

The order is

1s < 2s < 2p < 3s < 3p < 4s < 3d < 4p < 5s