75.5k views
3 votes
What energy do electrons have when they are farther away from the nucleus?

1 Answer

5 votes
Kinetic energy. It decreases as you move further away from the nucleus. Electrons further away from the nucleus are held more weakly by the nucleus and so can be removed by spending less energy which is why these electrons will have higher energy
User Primoz
by
8.0k points

No related questions found