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it gets hit by a photon of light energy and moves up to a higher energy orbital
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How does the ground state electron configuration of the hydrogen atom differ from that of a ground state helium atom?
The ground state electron configuration of the hydrogen atom is 1s1, and for helium it is 1s2.
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.
What is the most stable state of an atom called?
The ground state.
When do all electrons in an atom have the lowest possible energies?
This is called the "ground state", all electrons occupy the orbitals of lowest energy available to them.
What does a neutral atom in its ground state look like?
This atom hasn't an electrical charge.
How does the ground state electron configuration of the hydrogen atom differ from that of a ground state helium atom?
The ground state electron configuration of the hydrogen atom is 1s1, and for helium it is 1s2.
An atom in an excited state contains more of what type of energy than the same atom in the ground state?
more electrons than an atom in the ground state
How many unpaired electrons does an atom of antimony in its ground-state have?
An atom of antimony in its ground state has 3 unpaired electrons.
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.
What is the lowest energy state of an unbonded atom called?
Excited State -_-
What is meant when a atom is In ground state?
It is the lowest allowed energy state of an atom, molecule, or ion.
Term for an atom whose electrons have the lowest possible energies?
The correct answer would be ground state
When all electrons in an atom are in orbitals with the lowest possible energy the atom is in its what state is it in?
ground state
If electron in an atom have the lowest possible energies the atom is in the?
Ground state
An atom absorbs energy as its electron?
An electron in the ground state does absorb energy in form of photons or other electromagnetic radiations.
An atom in its lowest possible energy state is in what state?
Ground state
What is the lowest energy stationary state of an atom?
The ground state
