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Among the following, the energy of 2s orbital is lowest in :
- ALi
- BH
- CNa
- DK
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Correct answer: D
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What determines orbital energy in many-electron atoms?
The energy of an orbital depends on the effective nuclear charge felt by that orbital and on shielding/penetration effects. -
For the orbital in the given atoms:
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has configuration .
- It does not have a filled/occupied orbital in the ground state, but the hydrogenic level exists.
- For hydrogen, orbital energy depends only on principal quantum number , so Hence,
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In multi-electron atoms, inner orbitals such as become more stabilized (more negative in energy) as atomic number increases, because they experience a larger nuclear attraction.
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Compare orbital energy across , , and :
- As we go from , nuclear charge increases.
- The orbital is a core orbital in and and is held much more strongly.
- Therefore, its energy becomes progressively lower:
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Compare with hydrogen:
- In hydrogen, .
- In heavier atoms, the orbital is much more tightly bound than this, so its energy is lower than in hydrogen as well.
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Conclusion:
The lowest energy of the orbital is in -
Option check:
- A: Li — not lowest
- B: H — not lowest
- C: Na — lower than Li, but not lowest
- D: K — correct
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