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It's in the outermost shell of the electron.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoElectrons with less energy are most likely (if not always...) located on the most inner orbital :)
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What is an electron's most likely location in the electron cloud?
The Valence electrons, i.e. those in the outer shell of a compound are most likely to be involved in bonding. This is because they are further away from the nucleus of their atom, so experience less attractive force towards it. They are also shielded from this attraction by any electrons between them and the nucleus. Therefore, they require less energy to remove.
Why does saving energy save money?
this is because u use less energy. LESS ENERGY = LESS TO PAY
Is a wire carrying more electrons will transfer more energy than a wire carrying fewer electrons?
Not necessarily.More energy is transferred through a wire when the product of(number of electrons carried) times (voltage between the ends of the wire)is greater.
How old are electrons?
Not all electrons are the same age, since there are a variety of processes by which subatomic particles can change into other particles (by reason either of decay, or high energy collision with other particles). However in general, electrons formed not long after the Big Bang which was a bit less than fourteen billion years ago.
Why alkali metal have low ionization energy?
Ionization energy is the energy required to remove an electron from an atom or ion. Low ionization energy indicates that it takes less energy to remove an electron from the atom. The alkali metals are in Group I on the Periodic Table. This indicates that their atoms have only one electron (out of a possible eight) in their outermost energy level. Therefore it takes less energy to remove the single outermost electron. Moving across a period on the Periodic Table, ionization energies increase because there are more and more electrons in the outermost energy level, requiring more energy to remove an electron.
What is an electron's most likely location in the electron cloud?
The Valence electrons, i.e. those in the outer shell of a compound are most likely to be involved in bonding. This is because they are further away from the nucleus of their atom, so experience less attractive force towards it. They are also shielded from this attraction by any electrons between them and the nucleus. Therefore, they require less energy to remove.
Where are valence electrons found?
Valence Electrons are the electrons that are located furthest away from the atom itself in the outermost electron shell. They are located on the last energy level also known as the valence level.
When light activates the electrons of chlorophyll then those electrons have a less or more energy?
When the light "activates" the electrons, it kicks them up into higher orbitals where they have more energy. That extra energy is utilized to power the photosynthesis reaction.
In an atom is the the second shell of electrons have more energy or less?
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Why is it easier to remove an electron from a sodium atom than from a magnesium atom?
Phosphorus has a higher energy level so it pulls harder on its electrons.
Use ionization energy to explain why metals lose electrons more easily than nonmetals?
Metals lose electrons more easily than the non-metals because they require less ionization energy compared with the non-metals. The metals require less ionization energy to lose the electrons than though gain the electrons unlike the non-metals.
Are electrons more likely to be ina na energy level chlose to the nucleus or far away from the nucleus and why?
Close to the nucleus. At that position, they have less potential energy. It is as if an object is lower in a gravitational field (closer to Earth); therefore, these energy levels are also called "lower energy levels", by analogy.
Which is more likely to form bonds an atom with 8valence electrons or an atom with fewer then 8 valence electrons?
An atom that has fewer than 8 valence electrons is more reactive, or more likely to form bonds, than an atom with 8 valence electron. Atoms bond by gaining, losing, or sharing electrons in order to have a filled outermost energy level with 8 valence electrons.
In which energy levels do the electrons have more energy?
In any atom, the electrons that have the most energy are the outermost, because the greater energy an electron has, the greater its velocity, and when anything has greater velocity, it has a greater momentum and a greater orbit. Think of a planet orbiting the sun. If the planet were faster, it would start to have greater inertia and be affected by the sun's gravity less, causing the orbital radius to increase. The case is similar with electrons. Since energy gives electrons a higher velocity, they start to orbit farther away from the nucleus. Therefore, the electrons in the outermost energy level or orbital always have the greatest energy and are less stable because of it.
How energy gap decreases as bond length of the conductive polymer increases?
There is less repulsion by electrons.
How do the number of valence electrons affect how likely a substance is to react with another substance?
The number of valence electrons is the number of electrons in the outer energy ring of an atom. The most electrons the first energy level of any atom can hold is two. The rest is 8. If the outer energy level is full, the atom will be less reactive because it cannot add any more electrons to it's current outermost energy level. If it only needs one or two more electrons to fill it's last energy level or if it only has one or two in it's last energy level, it will be more reactive, because it only needs to gain a few or lose a few to be full.
When electrons gain additional energy do they move farther away from the nucleus?
In general, electrons farther from the nucleus will have more energy than electrons closer in. These "outer" electrons are said to be in higher Fermi energy levels, and they have more kinetic energy than the electrons in lower orbitals. Consider that electrons give up energy to "fall into" closer orbitals, and they will, in general, have less energy than the outer electrons. A consequence of the idea that there is less energy binding outer electrons to that nucleus is that it takes less energy to remove that outer electron from an atom. These are the so called ionization energies of the atom's electrons. And when the electron is in a higher orbital, it has a lower ionization energy. It can be removed more easily. As we attempt to remove more electrons from that atom, it takes progressively more and more energy as we move inward removing electrons.
