For an electron orbiting a nucleus (Bohr model), the centripetal force is:

  1. the magnetic force
  2. the electrostatic attraction
  3. friction
  4. gravity
Answer

B) the electrostatic attraction

Coulomb attraction pulls it inward. SLO P-11-B-15 · Application

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