What Is the Ground State of an Atom

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Multiple Choice

What is the ground state of an atom?

• A)The state in which all electrons are in the lowest possible energy level
• B)The state in which electrons have been promoted to the lowest possible energy level
• C)The state in which multiple electrons are located in one of two levels
• D)The state in which all electrons are in their highest possible energy level

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Definitions:

Positive Value

A numerical quantity greater than zero, indicating a magnitude or amount in the absence of direction or dimension.

Error Term

The part of an observation in regression analysis that the model does not explain, often considered as random noise.

Expected Value

The predicted average of a random variable, calculated by multiplying each possible outcome by its probability and summing the results.

Random Variable

A variable whose possible values are numerical outcomes of a random phenomenon.