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True or false the greater the distance of an electron from the nucleus the less energy it has?
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Electrons exist in orbitals around the nucleus of an atom. It takes energy to knock an electron from the orbital it is in to an orbital a greater distance from the nucleus. The electron gives off energy when it falls closer to the nucleus. A Danish Scientist named Niels Bohr figured it out.
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1 Explain why shorter wavelengths are more dangerous than those with longer wavelengths?
Shorter wavelengths have more energy E= hc/w and this greater energy can do greater damage by ionizing atoms and changing chemical reactions and changing atoms even the Nucleus.
Does an atom's nucleus hold a large amount of kinetic energy?
According to The Secret, Yes. An Atom does contain energy. every thing that can move contains energy known as Kinetic Energy.
Is energy input usually greater than energy output?
The energy input is always greater than energy output.
Characteristics of the series of levels surrounding the nucleus?
Energy levels or Energy
Do the nucleus capture the sun's energy?
No it is not nucleus. It is the chloroplast
In an atom an electron that is close to the nucleus is on the highest enegry level?
No. The greater distance from the nucleus the more energy an electron has.
The farther an electron is from the nucleus the?
The farther an electron is from the nucleus, the greater its energy.
How does the energy of an elelecton relate to its distance from from the nucleus?
Because if the radius is big, then the large distance affects the strenght of the electron with the nucleus. This also increases reactivity in non metals since it will be easier to take away the electron :)
What does the energy of each level n depend on?
The main principal quantum number (n) depends on the average relative distance of an electron from the nucleus. The farther away from the nucleus, the greater value for n and the greater the energy.
What phrase describes the position of an electron relates to its energy?
The farther an electron is from the nucleus, the greater its energy.
What phrases describes how the position of an electron relates to its energy?
The farther an electron is from the nucleus, the greater its energy.
What describes how the position of an electron relates to it's energy?
The farther an electron is from the nucleus, the greater its energy.
Why does bromine have higher ionization energy then lead?
Bromine has less valence shells than lead making the distance between its valence electron and its nucleus less than that of lead. This means that there is greater attraction between the nucleus and electron for bromine and it requires a higher ionisation energy to remove its electron.
Why potassium is more reactive than sodiam?
Potassium is a bigger atom and so its valency electron is further from the nucleus. As a result of the greater distance the bond that holds the electron to the nucleus is weaker. This means that less energy is required for other substances to react with that electron.
What are shells of electrons?
The electron shell is an energy level represented as the distance of an electron from the nucleus of the atom
What happens to the energy that an electron has as its distance from the nucleus of the atom increases?
Physically put, the electron has more energy the farther ( higher ) it is from the nucleus. Simple potential energy. PE = mgh
what is possible state for an electron of an atom that is proportional to its distance to the nucleus?
Energy level
