poopers
liquid
ground state
An atom with its electrons in the lowest possible energy level is said to be in its ground state. The ground state is the most stable configuration for an atom, with electrons occupying the available energy levels starting from the lowest.
whenever they are in there most stable state , then they are at their lowest energy level. as u provide energy , they get excited and then upgrade to further energy level . and due to loss of energy , they regain earlier positions.
The ground state, which is the lowest energy level of an atom, contains the least amount of available energy. Electrons in the ground state have the lowest possible energy and are closest to the nucleus.
there are eight electrons.
The principal energy level that contains electrons with the lowest energy is the first energy level (n=1). This level is closest to the nucleus and has the least amount of energy associated with its electrons.
Electrons generally want to be in the lowest energy position, which is the ground state energy level. When electrons are in higher energy levels, they tend to transition back to lower energy levels to achieve stability by releasing energy in the form of photons.
obviously
the lowest energy level to allow f orbitals is the fourth energy level
While I am not sure who stated it, that's a general tendency in nature, and not just for electrons - i.e., for systems to go to the lowest possible energy level.
Generally, the lowest open one.