[Wil"]

Hey all!
I have a question, hope someone can solve it.

Normally, electrons will move(rapidly) around the nucleus. but what if the electrons do not move and choose to stay fix on the orbital. What will happen?

By the way, why the electrons move but vice versa?
Thanks

[Albert]

This may be a decent starting point: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_orbital

[diatomicdude]

Electrons are charged particles, and due to things such as repulsion and attraction and change is temperature, (which can increase the speed of movement) cause the electron to constantly be pulled closer to or be pushed away from something. Electrons do not have a definate orbit. The "orbital" of an electron is just an area of probability that the electron is moving in until temp. is changed or another atom comes along and changes its path. It is mathematically impossible to know the exact speed and position of an electron at one point in time.

[Mitch]

The simple answer is, that a fixed electron would violate the uncertainty princible.