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Title: electron energy question
Post by: aznpride2pac on November 05, 2005, 03:40:58 PM

electrons at orbitals closer to the nucleus have higher or lower energy compared to electrons at orbitals farther away from the nucleus?

Title: Re:electron energy question
Post by: Mitch on November 05, 2005, 03:56:44 PM

Electrons near the nucleus have a greater mass-energy than those farther away.

Title: Re:electron energy question
Post by: kkrizka on November 07, 2005, 12:37:05 AM

I always thought that the electrons closer to the nuclei have less energy. Thus when you excite them, making them rise to a higher level by giving them more energy then later they give off the energy in the form of light as they return to the lower levels. Or is mass-energy something way different?