Assertion :The kinetic energy of an electron orbiting in third orbit is less than the electron orbiting in second orbit. Reason: As we move away from the nucleus the forces of attraction between electron and the nucleus increases
A
Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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B
Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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C
Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
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D
Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
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Solution
The correct option is C Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect EK=Ze22⋅4π2me2Zn2h2
∴EK∝1n2
Therefore, kinetic energy of an electron orbiting in third orbit (n=3) is less than the electron orbiting in the second orbit (n=2).
Therefore, assertion is correct.
But as we move away from the nucleus the forces of all attractions between electron and the nucleus decreases.