The potential energy of an electron orbitting in an atom can be approximated by the coulomb potential
V(r) = - e2/(4*pi*epsilon0 *r)
Where r is the distance of the lectron from the nucleus. This approximation is for atoms with just 1 electron and 1 proton (i.e Hydrogen) For other atoms it is a bit more complicated but this can still be used as a rough approximation.
This is from the bohr model of the atom I think
actually total energy is the sum of potential energy and kinetic energy....potential energy= -2*kinetic energy . By using this relation you will get that sum of potential and kinetic energy is equal to the magnitude of kinetic energy and it is less than zero...hope this will be enough for you....
Ionization potential is the energy required to remove one electron from an atom in the gaseous state. The units may be eV(electron volts) or kJ/mol. These are readily interconverted. Usually the ionization potentials for successive electrons are quoted as the first ionization potential, second ionization potential etc.
The potential energy of the electron is different for every situation, and is a function of the attractive and repulsive forces of nearby positive and negative charges respectively (protons and other electrons). Finding the potential energy for an electron with more than one other particle nearby is extremely complicated!
The energy of an electron which is (in a sense) revolving around the nucleus (it is actually distributed around the nucleus in the form of a cloud) depends upon how far it is from the nucleus, and also depends upon the number of protons in the nucleus. Nuclear physics is complicated.
As the orbit of the electron increases, the electron's energy also increases. Electrons in higher energy orbits are farther from the nucleus and have more potential energy. Conversely, electrons in lower energy orbits are closer to the nucleus and have less energy.
Both are equal.
actually total energy is the sum of potential energy and kinetic energy....potential energy= -2*kinetic energy . By using this relation you will get that sum of potential and kinetic energy is equal to the magnitude of kinetic energy and it is less than zero...hope this will be enough for you....
The energy required to remove completely an electron from its atom.
An electron loses potential energy when it moves to a lower energy level, such as when it transitions between orbitals in an atom or when it moves closer to a positively charged nucleus. This release of energy can manifest as the emission of a photon or the transfer of energy to another particle.
Ionization potential is the energy required to remove one electron from an atom in the gaseous state. The units may be eV(electron volts) or kJ/mol. These are readily interconverted. Usually the ionization potentials for successive electrons are quoted as the first ionization potential, second ionization potential etc.
The energy required to remove an electron from a neutral atom is the atom's ionization energy. It represents the amount of energy needed to remove the most loosely bound electron from an atom in its gaseous state.
The potential energy of the electron is different for every situation, and is a function of the attractive and repulsive forces of nearby positive and negative charges respectively (protons and other electrons). Finding the potential energy for an electron with more than one other particle nearby is extremely complicated!
The energy of an electron which is (in a sense) revolving around the nucleus (it is actually distributed around the nucleus in the form of a cloud) depends upon how far it is from the nucleus, and also depends upon the number of protons in the nucleus. Nuclear physics is complicated.
Ionization energy is an expression linked to extraction of an electron.
As the orbit of the electron increases, the electron's energy also increases. Electrons in higher energy orbits are farther from the nucleus and have more potential energy. Conversely, electrons in lower energy orbits are closer to the nucleus and have less energy.
As an electron moves farther from the nucleus, its energy increases. This increase in energy results in the electron being in a higher energy level or orbital. The electron's increasing distance from the nucleus leads to decreased attraction, causing it to have more potential energy.
The energy released on adding an electron to an isolated gas phase atom is called electron affinity. It represents the willingness of an atom to accept an additional electron. The process can release energy if the atom's electron affinity is negative, indicating that the atom is stable after gaining an electron.