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Which energy level is the strongest of an atom?
The energy level closest to the nucleus is the strongest in an atom. It has the highest energy and is referred to as the ground state. Electrons in this level have the lowest energy and are most tightly bound to the nucleus.
The higher the object is off the ground the more what it has?
The higher the object is off the ground, the more potential energy it has. Potential energy is the energy an object possesses due to its position or state, and it is directly proportional to the height of the object.
What happens when an atom loses a gamma ray?
When an atom loses a gamma ray, it transitions to a lower energy state by releasing a high-energy photon. This process is known as gamma decay and the atom becomes more stable after losing the energy in the form of gamma radiation.
What does pontentail energy mean?
Potential energy is the energy an object has due to its position or state. It is stored energy that has the potential to do work in the future. The higher an object is above the ground, the more potential energy it has.
When does an atom produce light?
When light (a photon) collides with an atom, the energy contained by it is absorbed and it bumps one of the electrons orbiting it up to a higher energy level. ( there are several energy levels, think of it as stories of a building) Later when the electron falls down 1 or more energy levels, The energy is released as another photon. If the electron drops down to the original energy level, the same intensity photon is released as was absorbed. If it drops down in 2 or more steps, several photons will be released of varying intensity, depending on the amount of levels dropped.
An atom in an excited state contains more of what type of energy than the same atom in the ground state?
more electrons than an atom in the ground state
What is the difference between the ground state of an atom and excited state of an atom?
An atom is in its ground state when all the electrons in the atom occupy orbitals that result in the minimum chemical potential energy for the atom as a whole. An excited atom is one that stores (at least for a brief interval) additional chemical potential energy as a result of at least one of the electrons in it occupying an orbital with higher energy than the orbital(s) the electrons in the same atom would occupy in the ground state of the atom.
What is HTE difference between an atom in the ground state and an atom in an excited state?
Atom in the ground state is stable but atom in excited state is not stable the main reason for this is their energies.Atoms in excited state has more energy so they undergo chemical reaction so they are not stable but atoms in ground state has less energy than the excited state so they dont undergo chemical reaction.
How does an excited atom get to a ground state?
An excited atom can return to its ground state by releasing energy in the form of photons. This process is known as spontaneous emission. The released photons have lower energy than the original absorbed photons, causing the atom to transition back to a lower energy state, typically the ground state.
What describes how an atom in the ground state becomes excited?
The atom absorbs energy, and one or more electrons move to a higher electron shell
Do atoms in the excited state have more electrons than in the ground state?
Yes, because an atom in an excited state will normally give off energy and go to a less-excited state or to its ground state. Some atoms have long-lived excited states and are called "metastable".
How does an electron position in an atom affect the energy it contains?
If there is an extra electron in the valence level then the electron is in the excited state and is carrying more energy. If the atom is normal then it is in the ground stte and contains low energy.
What is difference between a ground state electrons configuration and an excited state configuration?
In the ground state all the (only one for Hydrogen)) electrons is in the lowest stable orbit. If the electron gains energy (usually from a photon) it will orbit in a higher energy state (called excited).
In a potassium atom in its ground state the electrons that possess the least amount of energy are located in the?
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When an atom has one or more electrons in higher energy levels?
An atom has multiple energy levels. When an atom has more electrons than it can fit into an energy level, then it puts them into the next higher energy level.
Does a hydrogen atom expand or contract as it moves from its ground state to an excited state?
A hydrogen atom expands as it moves from its ground state to an excited state. This is because the electron in the excited state is farther away from the nucleus, increasing the average distance between the electron and proton in the atom.
What is the definition of excited state electron?
An atom will go into an excited state when the electrons are given extra energy. Then after the electrons have been excited it will eventually go back to ground state producing a light as it returns to its normal state.
