Which statement best describes how electrons fill orbitals in the periodic table? Electrons fill orbitals in order of their increasing energy from left to right. Electrons fill orbitals in order of their increasing energy from right to left. Elements fill orbitals in order of increasing energy from top to bottom in each group. Elements fill orbitals in order of increasing energy from bottom to top in each group.

Question

Nickolas Daugherty

Chemistry

10 January, 02:07

Which statement best describes how electrons fill orbitals in the periodic table? Electrons fill orbitals in order of their increasing energy from left to right. Electrons fill orbitals in order of their increasing energy from right to left. Elements fill orbitals in order of increasing energy from top to bottom in each group. Elements fill orbitals in order of increasing energy from bottom to top in each group.

+4

Answers (1)

Know the Answer?

Krish Petty · Answer 1

- The ground-state electron configurations are the basis for the recurring pattern of chemical behavior.

- The ground-state electron configuration has the lowest-energy distribution of the electrons.