Answer
The statement (c) is true
Work Step by Step
The statement (c) is true because after penetration, the electron is less shielded from the nucleus, and it has lower energy.
Chemistry: Molecular Approach (4th Edition)
by Tro, Nivaldo J.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0134112830
ISBN 13:
978-0-13411-283-1
Chapter 8 - Section 8.3 - Electron Configurations: How Electrons Occupy Orbitals - Conceptual Connection - Page 344: 8.2
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