Electron Question
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Re: Electron Question
The energy levels accessible by electrons are quantized rather than continuous.
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Re: Electron Question
I'm sorry, but could you clarify the difference between having something quantized rather than continuous.
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Re: Electron Question
I think what they mean is that electrons have a range of values instead of continuous energy levels, implying an unending range, which is why an electron can’t exist in every case but rather a specific or quantized level.
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Re: Electron Question
The energy of a particle is quantized, meaning it is restricted to a series of discrete values, called energy levels. According to quantum mechanics, because there are boundary conditions on wave functions and each wavelength corresponds to a different energy energy is quantized. Because an electron in an atom has a wave function that must satisfy certain constraints in 3-D, only some solutions and their corresponding energies are acceptable.
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Re: Electron Question
The energy of the electron is quantized. Thus, it can only take certain discrete energy levels.
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Re: Electron Question
Since electron energies are quantized (they can only be certain numbers, and not continuous), then their energy levels reflect that
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