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When an atom absorbs enough energy electrons move to an orbital?
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∙ 13y ago
The electrons become excited and move to higher energy orbitals.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 13y agoA higher energy orbital.
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What happens when an electron emits a photon?
When an electron absorbs a photon, the energy it gains can cause it to change orbitals. The result is ionization. The electron can then emit a photon in the process of "falling back" into its original orbit. Note that electrons won't absorb a photon that cannot give them enough energy to reach a higher orbital. There are no "half measures" in this aspect of quantum mechanics as electrons cannot be shifted "half way" to the next higher orbital. The proof of the pudding here is that we can use lasers of a given frequency to stimulate the electrons in orbit around given atoms. By knowing how much energy a certain electron needs to move to the next higher orbital, we can tune our laser to that photonic energy. Then when we point our laser at a bunch of these atoms, we'll see a bunch of electrons being kicked up to higher orbitals and then emitting photons to return to their previous orbital. There is a bit more to this, but the essentials are here, and are a first step to understanding the subtle ways photons and electrons interact.
Why doesn't paper burn when in contact with metal?
The metal absorbs the thermal energy before it can build up in the paper enough to ignite. The paper will eventually burn when the metal itself absorbs enough energy to ignite the paper.
Why do electrons jump when heated?
electrons jump energy levels becouse each level has a specific amount of energy needed inorder to be in that level. when an electron gets enough energy it jumps to the next level it can possible be in with that amount of energy.
What are 3 terms to describe the location of electrons?
Random Orbital Unknown Electrons are thought to be found randomly within cloud-like orbitals around each atoms' nucleus, but it is physically impossible to ever know the precise location of an electron, for even if you were to look at them through a high-powered microscope, that small portion of light would be enough energy to change their location and path of movement.
Why did scientists using classical Newtonian physics have difficulty explaining the photoelectric effect?
Classical electrodynamics said that light energy was a wave, and that atoms absorbed that energy the same way that an object absorbs radiant heat. Thus, the more intense the light, the more energy would be absorbed by the atoms in a metal. When the electrons in a metal got enough energy from the incoming wave, it would be possible for that electron to shoot out from the atoms in the metal. The more energy absorbed, the more energetic would be the electrons coming from the metal. Also, until each atom got enough light energy, no electrons could possibly be expelled. Light frequency didn't matter nearly as much as intensity. The photo-electric effect defied this approach in many ways: 1) No matter how intense was the light, if it was below a certain frequency, no electrons came out. If the light was above this frequency, increasing the intensity increased the NUMBER of electrons coming out, but not their energy. 2) No matter how dim was the light, electrons were coming out of the metal almost instantaneously. 3) Increasing the frequency of the light resulted in more energetic electrons coming from the metal, even if the intensity was decreased. Explaining this via classical electrodynamics was pretty much impossible. Einstein showed that a VERY radical assumption made explaining all of them almost trivial.
When an electron in the ground state absorbs energy what happens?
jumps to the a higher orbital. This is only possible if the energy it absorbed is large enough to let it jump the gap. If the energy is not large enough for the electron to jump that gap, the electron is forbidden to absorb any of that energy.
Why would extreme heat knock electrons off atoms?
my best guess is that its absorbing enough energy to move it up to the next energy level and when it absorbs enough its far enough away to not be attracted anymore
What do you mean by the orbitals of lower energy are filled in first with the electron and only then the orbitals of high energy are filled?
Because the electrons have a negative charge and the nucleus has a positive charge, so they attract each other. The electrons stay in the orbital closest to the nucleus unless it is full or they have enough energy to move away from the nucleus.
What is a d orbital?
The d block is an orbital. The numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 are the energy levels, and the orbitals are the subsections of these (s, p, d, f).Hope this is a good enough answer!
What happens when an electron emits a photon?
When an electron absorbs a photon, the energy it gains can cause it to change orbitals. The result is ionization. The electron can then emit a photon in the process of "falling back" into its original orbit. Note that electrons won't absorb a photon that cannot give them enough energy to reach a higher orbital. There are no "half measures" in this aspect of quantum mechanics as electrons cannot be shifted "half way" to the next higher orbital. The proof of the pudding here is that we can use lasers of a given frequency to stimulate the electrons in orbit around given atoms. By knowing how much energy a certain electron needs to move to the next higher orbital, we can tune our laser to that photonic energy. Then when we point our laser at a bunch of these atoms, we'll see a bunch of electrons being kicked up to higher orbitals and then emitting photons to return to their previous orbital. There is a bit more to this, but the essentials are here, and are a first step to understanding the subtle ways photons and electrons interact.
What does liquid become when it absorbs enough energy?
It becomes a gas/vapor.
When a liquid absorbs enough energy it becomes a what?
It becomes a gas/vapor.
Why doN' t electrons in an orbital repel each other?
The position of electrons in orbitals is not an exact science; orbitals are places where the electrons should be 99% of the time and electrons are not just single points in that area which orbit like a planet. They twist and move around each other, but are not blown away because of the electric force holding them in.
Why doesn't paper burn when in contact with metal?
The metal absorbs the thermal energy before it can build up in the paper enough to ignite. The paper will eventually burn when the metal itself absorbs enough energy to ignite the paper.
What is needed to launch anything into space?
Energy enough to accelerate the object to an orbital velocity.
What rapidly changes to a gas when it absorbs enough energy to reach the boiling point?
Liquid does this.
When a liquid absorbs enough energy it becomes gas?
this is a description of melting - when a solid absorbs energy - that is, gets hot - and becomes liquid - that is, it melts
