Complete the Statement with the Best Choice: Excited States for the Hydrogen

Multiple Choice

Complete the statement with the best choice: Excited states for the hydrogen atom are states in which:

A) electrons are found after they have released energy
B) electrons are more stable than in the ground state
C) the electron has more energy than in the ground state
D) electrons orbit in opposite directions as in the ground state
E) electrons orbit closer to the nucleus than in the ground state