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Are systems at lower potential energy more or less stable than systems at higher potential energy?
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∙ 14y ago
At lower energy, a system is more stable. At a higher energy, the system will have a tendency to achieve a lower energy. For example, a ball tends to roll down a slope, a compressed (or extended) spring tends to relax.
At lower energy, a system is more stable. At a higher energy, the system will have a tendency to achieve a lower energy. For example, a ball tends to roll down a slope, a compressed (or extended) spring tends to relax.
At lower energy, a system is more stable. At a higher energy, the system will have a tendency to achieve a lower energy. For example, a ball tends to roll down a slope, a compressed (or extended) spring tends to relax.
At lower energy, a system is more stable. At a higher energy, the system will have a tendency to achieve a lower energy. For example, a ball tends to roll down a slope, a compressed (or extended) spring tends to relax.
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∙ 12y agoNature prefers lower energy, so a higher energy level is less stable. The generation of light is an example of electrons, excited to a higher energy level, want to relax by dropping to a lower energy level, if available, giving out photons as the price to pay.
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∙ 14y agoAt lower energy, a system is more stable. At a higher energy, the system will have a tendency to achieve a lower energy. For example, a ball tends to roll down a slope, a compressed (or extended) spring tends to relax.
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Why does stable atom have less energy?
Natural systems left to themselves move towards states of lower potential energy. For example, water flows down a hill or a ball rolls down a hill, if free to do so. States of lower potential energy are more stable. As a rule, the lower the potential energy of a system, the more stable it is. As a result, left to themselves, systems attempt to reach the configuration with the lowest energy possible under a given set of constraints. To change the state of a system from lower to higher potential energy, one must therefore supply energy to the system.
Are endothermic reaction products stable?
It depends on a few things. If you mean thermodynamically stable, then no. The product of an endothermic reaction is higher in potential energy than the reactant(s) and will eventually release that energy and revert back (if it doesn't go on to some other product). If you mean kinetically stable, then maybe. It really depends on the relative energy of any intermediates formed in the conversion of reactant(s) to product(s). This relative energy is also known as activation energy. If the activation energy is high, then the product would be relatively stable. If the activation energy is low, then the product would not be stable.
What happen to internal energy in non stable equilibrium state in engineering thermodynamics?
energy increases or decreases until a stable or quasi-stable state is reached
What is the difference between the ground state of an atom and excited state of an atom?
An atom is in its ground state when all the electrons in the atom occupy orbitals that result in the minimum chemical potential energy for the atom as a whole. An excited atom is one that stores (at least for a brief interval) additional chemical potential energy as a result of at least one of the electrons in it occupying an orbital with higher energy than the orbital(s) the electrons in the same atom would occupy in the ground state of the atom.
Why 13-cis lycopene more stable than 7-cis and 11-cis?
Because the molecular energy is higher in the 13-cis than 7 & 11-cis.
Why does stable atom have less energy?
Natural systems left to themselves move towards states of lower potential energy. For example, water flows down a hill or a ball rolls down a hill, if free to do so. States of lower potential energy are more stable. As a rule, the lower the potential energy of a system, the more stable it is. As a result, left to themselves, systems attempt to reach the configuration with the lowest energy possible under a given set of constraints. To change the state of a system from lower to higher potential energy, one must therefore supply energy to the system.
Potential energy is at a minimum when?
i don't have an idea but i believe it is when they are stable
Does stable always mean more order can we reach a more stable state with less potential energy but with more disorder?
Stable means a minimum of Gibbs free energy. Potential energy comes in many flavors, but an example of less potential energy and more disorder is the death of an organism. While it is alive, it is full of potential, and order, and is at a sort of steady state. If it is dead, disorder sets in and it approaches an equilibrium state. The issue is entropy and the second law of thermodynamics.
Are endothermic reaction products stable?
It depends on a few things. If you mean thermodynamically stable, then no. The product of an endothermic reaction is higher in potential energy than the reactant(s) and will eventually release that energy and revert back (if it doesn't go on to some other product). If you mean kinetically stable, then maybe. It really depends on the relative energy of any intermediates formed in the conversion of reactant(s) to product(s). This relative energy is also known as activation energy. If the activation energy is high, then the product would be relatively stable. If the activation energy is low, then the product would not be stable.
Why does electron moves from one shell to another and what happens?
when an electron gains too much energy it has to move to a higher energy level to keep the atom stable by this atom remains conserved and when electrons get less excited they seem to disapper and reapper in the lower energy levels....this can be learnt via quantum physics chapter of laws of quantum mechanics......
In an endothermic reaction are the products more or less stable than the reactants and explain your answer?
The products of an endothermic reaction are less chemically stable. They required an input of energy to create so naturally they are at a higher energy state.
What is meta stable?
When de-excitation of electron occur it comes to a high potential energy state than the ground state that is called meta stable state By Raman zada
A higher bond dissociation energy means the covalent bond is?
It means bond is very stable or strong.
When chemical bonds form is energy absorbed release?
Bond forming releases energy. Atoms will begin with a high potential energy, and will bond with other atoms to form compounds which have a lower potential energy, and are therefore more stable. Bond breaking takes in energy i.e. energy is required to break bonds.
How does anti-gravity propulsion systems work?
Based on a electromagnetic core in a vortex of spunningliquid mercury with a stable electrically charged energy.
Where is wind energy placed?
The energy is in the movement of the air. Generally the higher you go into the troposphere the more energy is in the faster and stable winds. Wind power generation plants are placed where there is a lot of stable wind and close to infrastructure (electric grids, backup power sources, etc).
What are 3 properties of exothermic?
1)Energy will be released. 2)In the reaction-coordinate vs potential energy graph reactants will have more energy than that of products(which will be at the minimum energy and also highly stable.) 3)ΔH = −value(KJ/mol)
