Given below are two statements: In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
- Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
- Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
- Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
- Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
Answer
(3) Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
Solution
Statement I: An atom contains equal amounts of positive charge (nucleus) and negative charge (electrons), so it is electrically neutral. Correct.
Statement II: An atom in its ground state is stable and does not radiate; it emits its characteristic (line) spectrum only when it is excited and its electrons jump back to lower energy levels. So atoms do not simply "emit" their spectrum in the stable state. Incorrect.
Answer: (3)