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Which energy position do electrons generally want to be in?the ground state

the excited state
the highest possible energy level
the medium energy level

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the electrons generally want to be in ground state

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Ground state, since electrons want to be in the lowest energy position as possible, which is closer to the nucleus of the atom.
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