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Assertion :In hydrogen and hydrogen like species, orbital energy depends only on the quantum number n whereas in multi-electron atom it depends on quantum numbers n and l. Reason: The principal quantum number determines the size and the energy of the orbital.

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
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Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
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The correct option is B Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
Hydrogen and hydrogen-like species contains on electron only. Thus the electrostatic interaction is in between the positively charged nucleus (+Ze) and negatively charged electron (-e). Thus energy depends only on the value of principal quantum number n. n also determines the size of the orbital.
Whereas in case of multi-electron atoms, along with attraction between nucleus and electron they also posses electron-electron repulsion within an orbital. And thus the energy depends on both n and l values where l= azimuthal quantum number.
Thus, Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion

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