Part A The average distance from the nucleus of a 3s electron in a chlorine atom is less than that for a 3p electron, in light of this fact, which orbital is higher in energy? Would you expect it to require more or less energy to remove a 3s electron from the chlorine atom, as compared with a 2p electron? Complete the sentences to explain your answer. Match the words in the left column to the appropriate blanks in the sentences on the right Reset Help higher the attraction for For an orbital, the greater the average distance from the nucleus, the the nucleus and the the energy lower Thus, the 3s orbital in a chlorine atom is energy than the 3poribal Moreover, the energy requiled to remove a 3s electronis than the energy to required remove a 2p electron