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28 August, 07:26

When compared with the energy of an electron in the first shell of a carbon atom, the energy of an electron in the second shell of a carbon atom is

(1) less (2) greater (3) the same

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  1. 28 August, 07:42
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    The answer is (2) greater. The energy of an electron will increase when the number of valence shell increases. So the energy of an electron in the second shell of a carbon atom is greater than in the first shell.
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