2006-11-09 13:53:27 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
1/9 the speed of light and the energy depends on which shell its in, the first shell has the highest energy
2006-11-09 14:03:17 · answer #1 · answered by dudewtf? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That depends, in an electrical wire than can move as slowly as centimeters per second. When accelerated, they can approach the speed of light.
The energy is easy to compute - E=1/2 mv^2
where m = the mass of the electron, v is the velocity squared.
2006-11-09 22:08:57 · answer #2 · answered by Radagast97 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Their energy depend on their stability. The more stable they are, the lower their energy. Excited electrons (in the highest energy level) are the most unstable, for what they react, producing electrostatic forces or covalent bonds or any other.
2006-11-09 22:05:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋