which of the following provides the best analogy for an electron in an atomic orbital? a. a bee moving from flower to flower in a garden b. a bird resting on a tree branch c. an ant crawling on the surface of a leaf d. a bee trying to escape from a closed jar

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which of the following provides the best analogy for an electron in an atomic orbital? a. a bee moving from flower to flower in a garden   b. a bird resting on a tree branch  c. an ant crawling on the surface of a leaf   d. a bee trying to escape from a closed jar

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The last.  The electron is confined with a given volume by its attraction to the nucleus, but it moves very fast (50,000 m/s is typical for a light atom) within that volume.