As One Moves Closer to the Nucleus, What Happens to the Value

question 42

Short Answer

As one moves closer to the nucleus, what happens to the value of the principal quantum number?

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Definitions:

Statistic

A numerical measure that describes a characteristic of a sample derived from a larger population.

Asymmetrical

Lacking symmetry; when two sides or halves of something do not match or are not equal in shape, size, or composition.

Distribution

The way in which something is shared or exists over a particular area or among a particular group of people.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the dispersion of a set of data from its mean, indicating how spread out the data points are.