Question

The farthest shell from the nucleus contains the least energy.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is B False

• Atoms are composed of electrons, protons, and neutrons.
• Protons and neutrons are subatomic particles present in the nucleus of an atom.
• The electronic configuration of an element describes how electrons are distributed in its atomic orbitals.
• Electrons revolve around the nucleus in a fixed orbit known as energy shells.
• The electrons are filled in the increasing number of energy of shells viz. K,L,M,N,etc.
• The number of electrons in a shell is given by 2n² where n is the number of shells.
• The shell near to nucleus has the least energy whereas the shell which is farthest from the nucleus has the most energy.

Hence, the given statement is false.