Question

Hydrogen has only one electron in its only (and outer) electron shell. If a hydrogen atom were to absorb a tremendous amount of energy where would Bohr say the electron would go?

A. fly off the atom
B. nowhere, it would just speed up.
C. spiral inwards towards the nucleus
D. move up to another shell that would form

Answer 1

bohr's itself included that electrons take on energy equal to the energy required to the transition from one level to the other excited level.so if a very large amount of energy is given to the electron it will go in the exccited state & if in case the amount of energy is too high..it will fly away from the atom.So A is the correct option

Answer 2

The correct answer is option D, that is, move up to another shell that would form.

Step-by-step explanation:

An atom comprises neutrons, protons, and electrons. The neutrons and protons are located in the nucleus and the electrons orbit the nucleus in their fixed shells. The jumping of the electron takes place to its higher shell when it acquires some form of energy, and can move to the lower shell when it loses some energy. Therefore, as mentioned in the given question, when a single electron gains a small amount of energy, then it should jump to another higher shell.