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For a ground-state sodium atom, which ordering (greatest to least) correctly ranks the magnitude of the attractive force exerted by the nucleus on the following orbitals: 1s, 2p, and 3s? a)
3
s
>
2
p
>
1
s
3s > 2p > 1s
3
s
>
2
p
>
1
s
b)
1
s
>
3
s
>
2
p
1s > 3s > 2p
1
s
>
3
s
>
2
p
c)
1
s
>
2
p
>
3
s
1s > 2p > 3s
1
s
>
2
p
>
3
s
d)
2
p
>
1
s
>
3
s
2p > 1s > 3s
2
p
>
1
s
>
3
s
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