NEETChemistryStructure of Atom
Given below are two statements: Statement I : The only electrical interaction present in hydrogen atom is the attraction between the negatively charged electron and the positively charged nucleus. Statement II : Stability of electron in multielectron atom is due to total attractive interactions between electron and nucleus are more than repulsive interactions between electrons. In the light of the above statements, c
Options
- ABoth statement I and statement II are correct.
- BStatement I is correct but statement II is incorrect
- CStatement I is incorrect but statement II is correct.
- DBoth statements I and statements II are incorrect.
Correct answer
A. Both statement I and statement II are correct.
Step-by-step solution
- Statement I: In a hydrogen atom, the only electrical interaction is the electrostatic attraction between the negatively charged electron and the positively charged proton (nucleus). This is correct, as hydrogen has only one electron and one proton, so there are no electron-electron interactions. - Statement II: In a multielectron atom, the stability of electrons arises from the fact that the total attractive forces between the electrons and the nucleus are greater than the repulsive forces between the electrons.