Asuming all orbitals are in the same energy level which type of orbital has the lowest energy?

A.) P orbital
B.) F orbital
C.) S orbital
A.) D orbital

C. S orbital

Explanation: The s orbital is the lowest orbital shell which is much closer to the nucleus. This orbital can hold a maximum of 2 electrons, a perfect example for this is the 1s orbital which is the closest to the atomic nucleus.

it is to be noted that an alpha particle is an helium nucleus. so it contains 2 protons 2 neutrons and has a mass number of 4. when alpha decay particles are ejected from the nucleus it gets transformed into an atom which has atomic number less than 2 and a mass number less than 4.

an equation that could represent alpha decay is radium 226 decay of alpha particle forms radon 222.

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