Passage VII
According to a simplified model of the hydrogen atom, an electron orbits a proton located at the center of the atom. The electron can exist only in certain orbits, each with a specific radius. When the electron jumps from one orbit to another orbit of smaller radius, the atom emits a packet of energy known as a photon.
The electron jumps shown in Figure 1, which involve the first 6 orbits, result in the emission of 3 types of photons—ultraviolet, visible, and infrared. The energies and wavelengths of the photons emitted due to these jumps are shown in Table 1.
(Note: Diagram is not drawn to scale.)
Figure adapted from Edwin R. Jones and Richard L. Childers, Contemporary College Physics. ©1993 by Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc.
40. Based on the information presented, which of the following statements about the relationship between the electron's orbit number and the energy of the hydrogen atom is most likely true?
Your Answer is
Correct Answer is F
Explanation
General knowledge questions.
Because the electron needs to absorb extra energy to complete the transition from low orbit to high orbit, the energy of the entire atom increases during this process, so choose F