The Minimum Energy Principle Tells Us That

question 27

Multiple Choice

The minimum energy principle tells us that:

• A) the energy of an atom with a high atomic number is less than the energy of an atom with a low atomic number
• B) the energy of an atom with a low atomic number is less than the energy of an atom with high atomic number
• C) when an atom makes an upward transition the energy of the absorbed photon is the least possible
• D) the ground state configuration of any atom is the one with the least energy
• E) the ground state configuration of any atom is the one with the least ionization energy

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