Directions
Read the following questions. Choose the right answer.
There is only ONE correct answer to each question.
The electronic orbitals in an atom have:
- equal energies
- similar shapes
- equal distances from the nucleus
- different energies
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Correct answer: D. different energies
Why
Orbitals in an atom (e.g. s, p, d, f) occupy different energy levels/sublevels and thus generally have different energies.
