Question

Consider the Bohr Model of Phosphorus below. Which statement is FALSE?

(A) The electrostatic potential energy of ALL electrons is negative.

(B) The electrons with the least potential energy are closest to the nucleus.

(C) Energy is released when the electron is ejected from the atom.

(D) When an electron is infinitely far from the nucleus, the electrostatic potential energy is O.

Answer 1

(C) Energy is released when the electron is ejected from the atom.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the Bohr model of the atom, electrons are arranged in energy levels. The electrons in the lowest energy levels are nearest to the nucleus. An electron may move from a lower to a higher energy level by absorbing energy that is equal to the difference between the energies of the higher and lower energy level.

The potential energy of all electrons inside the atom have negative values and an electron which is infinitely far from the nucleus has an electrostatic potential energy of zero.

Energy is absorbed when an electron is removed from the atom (ionization). Hence the process is highly endothermic. Therefore it is false to say that "Energy is released when the electron is ejected from the atom."