How does the energy of an orbit change as we move away from the nucleus in a hydrogen-like atom?

  • A
    Increases as we move away from the nucleus
  • B
    Decreases as we move away from the nucleus
  • C
    Remains the same as we move away from the nucleus
  • D
    None of these

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