The question is: the energy of the 1s orbital of hydrogen and helium is
Answer: are different, with helium 1s being the lower energy.
I'm very confused. Wouldn't hydrogen have the lowest energy since helium has a higher ionization energy and electron affinity? Can someone explain?
Answer: are different, with helium 1s being the lower energy.
I'm very confused. Wouldn't hydrogen have the lowest energy since helium has a higher ionization energy and electron affinity? Can someone explain?
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I think letter "b" from this site has the explanation:
http://www2.newton.k12.ma.us/~Peter_Hame…
http://www2.newton.k12.ma.us/~Peter_Hame…