How does the distance between adjacent orbits in a hydrogen atom vary with increasing values of the orbital number n?

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The distance between adjacent orbits in a hydrogen atom vary with increasing values of the orbital number n because:

  • Option C: The energy difference between adjacent orbit radii decreases with increasing values of the principal quantum number.

What determines the distance of the electrons from the nucleus?

In an atom, an electron is known to be attracted to a given nucleus by the use of "electromagnetic force".

Note that  similar to a baseball, the faster the electron is said to go, the farther away from the nucleus it is known to be seen. Therefore, the electrons in an atom are known to be in a state where they are moving a lot and very fast, so they are said to be far away from their nucleus.

Note also that energy difference between what we call consecutive levels tends to often decreases as well as increases.

Therefore, The distance between adjacent orbits in a hydrogen atom vary with increasing values of the orbital number n because:

  • Option C: The energy difference between adjacent orbit radii decreases with increasing values of the principal quantum number.

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Consider the hydrogen atom. How does the distance between adjacent orbits in a hydrogen atom vary with increasing values of the orbital number n?

The distance difference between adjacent orbit radii varies with increasing values of the principal quantum number.

The distance difference between adjacent orbit radii increases with increasing values of the principal quantum number.

The distance difference between adjacent orbit radii remains constant with increasing values of the principal quantum number.

The distance difference between adjacent orbit radii decreases with increasing values of the principal quantum number.