Chemistry 9th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1133611095
ISBN 13: 978-1-13361-109-7

Chapter 7 - Atomic Structure and Periodicity - Active Learning Questions - Page 341: 16

Answer

The statement "The hydrogen atom has a 3s orbital" is true.

Work Step by Step

Even though hydrogen only has one electron which stays in the 1s orbital in its ground state, the atom still has that orbital which the electron can jump to if it ever gets excited enough.
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