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Chapter 38: Q 11 (page 1113)

If an electron is in a stationary state of an atom, is the electron at rest? If not, what does the term mean?

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No, the electron is not at rest.

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Step 1. It is given that an electron is in a stationary state of an atom.

We need to find out whether the electron is at rest or not.

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Step 2. Using the concept of stationary state of an atom.

No, the electron is not at rest.

It is in a stationary state of an atom means it is in an allowed quantized orbit of an atom.

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