Barrons SAT Subject Test Chemistry, 13th Edition

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1

  1. (C) An s-type orbital has a spherical probability distribution for the electrons
    in that energy state. Energy level 3 represents a higher energy than energy
    levels 1 or 2; therefore, the 3s orbital is larger than the 1s or 2s orbitals. The
    higher the energy of the electrons, the farther away the electrons will likely be
    found from the nucleus.

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