Yahoo Answers is shutting down on May 4th, 2021 (Eastern Time) and beginning April 20th, 2021 (Eastern Time) the Yahoo Answers website will be in read-only mode. There will be no changes to other Yahoo properties or services, or your Yahoo account. You can find more information about the Yahoo Answers shutdown and how to download your data on this help page.

Which statement is FALSE about quantum mechanics?

-Moving electrons have wave like properties, and thus can only occupy those energy levels that can exactly accommodate the electron's wavelength?

-It is not possible to know both an electron's position and speed with complete certainty, thus we no longer think of an "orbit" for an electron, but instead talk about an "orbital"-a region of probable electron density.

-An electron can move from an allowed high energy orbital to an allowed low energy orbital if it absorbs energy that exactly equals the energy difference between those two orbitals.

-This energy can be supplied by light which has particle properties. A "particle" of light is called a photon, and one photon interacts with one electron. 

1 Answer

Relevance
  • Jim
    Lv 7
    1 year ago

    This one is false:

    -An electron can move from an allowed high energy orbital to an allowed low energy orbital if it absorbs energy that exactly equals the energy difference between those two orbitals.

    It moves to a lower orbital if it discharges, not absorbs, energy.

Still have questions? Get your answers by asking now.