Question

What would happen to a revolving electron that continuously lost energy?

Options

• It would spiral inward and eventually fall into the nucleus.

• It would cease to be governed by Coulomb’s law of force.

• It would remain in a stable orbit without emitting radiant energy.

• It would move to an orbit of higher energy.

Answer 1

Continuous radiation would make the electron lose energy and spiral inward. It would eventually fall into the nucleus, so such an atom would not be stable.