In Bohr's model of the hydrogen atom,let $PE$ represent potential energy and $TE$ represent total energy. When an electron transitions to a higher energy level,

  • A
    $PE$ decreases,$TE$ increases
  • B
    $PE$ increases,$TE$ increases
  • C
    $PE$ decreases,$TE$ decreases
  • D
    $PE$ increases,$TE$ decreases

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