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Bohr assigned a quantum number, l, to each orbit.
Bohr assigned a quantum number, l, to each orbit.
False (B)
When an electron jumps from a higher-energy orbit to a lower-energy orbit, a photon is emitted.
When an electron jumps from a higher-energy orbit to a lower-energy orbit, a photon is emitted.
True (A)
The Lyman series corresponds to electrons dropping to n=3.
The Lyman series corresponds to electrons dropping to n=3.
False (B)
In the ground state, n=2, the atom emits energy.
In the ground state, n=2, the atom emits energy.
Electrons occupy one-dimensional regions of space called orbitals.
Electrons occupy one-dimensional regions of space called orbitals.
The principal quantum number n defines the shape of the orbitals.
The principal quantum number n defines the shape of the orbitals.
The angular momentum quantum number, l, describes the shape of the space that the electron occupies.
The angular momentum quantum number, l, describes the shape of the space that the electron occupies.
Electrons in an atom can have any continuous energy value.
Electrons in an atom can have any continuous energy value.
The Paschen series corresponds to electrons dropping to n=4.
The Paschen series corresponds to electrons dropping to n=4.
Adding energy to an atom causes the electron to move to a lower-energy orbit.
Adding energy to an atom causes the electron to move to a lower-energy orbit.