Do electrons go to even lower ground states after exothermic reactions?












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I am a bit confused about what happens to the energy levels during an exothermic reaction.



I understand that during an exothermic reaction, the energy of the electrons decreases.



Is the potential energy of electrons related to the energy level diagram, shown below?



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So if the potential energy decreases, does that mean the ground state for the new molecules formed will be different from the old molecules?






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I am a bit confused about what happens to the energy levels during an exothermic reaction.



I understand that during an exothermic reaction, the energy of the electrons decreases.



Is the potential energy of electrons related to the energy level diagram, shown below?



enter image description here



So if the potential energy decreases, does that mean the ground state for the new molecules formed will be different from the old molecules?






thermodynamics







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I am a bit confused about what happens to the energy levels during an exothermic reaction.



I understand that during an exothermic reaction, the energy of the electrons decreases.



Is the potential energy of electrons related to the energy level diagram, shown below?



enter image description here



So if the potential energy decreases, does that mean the ground state for the new molecules formed will be different from the old molecules?






thermodynamics







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I am a bit confused about what happens to the energy levels during an exothermic reaction.



I understand that during an exothermic reaction, the energy of the electrons decreases.



Is the potential energy of electrons related to the energy level diagram, shown below?



enter image description here



So if the potential energy decreases, does that mean the ground state for the new molecules formed will be different from the old molecules?






thermodynamics




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Yes, electron energy levels are like that, especially for single atoms.



Yes, forming molecular bonds creates different electron energy levels, with exothermic reactions leading to chemical bonds with lower ground levels then the reagents had.



Much more info you can get reading about




  • molecular orbitals


  • molecular orbitals diagrams


  • molecular orbital theory



on Wikipedia.






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Yes, electron energy levels are like that, especially for single atoms.



Yes, forming molecular bonds creates different electron energy levels, with exothermic reactions leading to chemical bonds with lower ground levels then the reagents had.



Much more info you can get reading about




  • molecular orbitals


  • molecular orbitals diagrams


  • molecular orbital theory



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    Usually yes, even if sometimes they can even temporarily stay excited.
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$begingroup$

Yes, electron energy levels are like that, especially for single atoms.



Yes, forming molecular bonds creates different electron energy levels, with exothermic reactions leading to chemical bonds with lower ground levels then the reagents had.



Much more info you can get reading about




  • molecular orbitals


  • molecular orbitals diagrams


  • molecular orbital theory



on Wikipedia.






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    Usually yes, even if sometimes they can even temporarily stay excited.
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$begingroup$

Yes, electron energy levels are like that, especially for single atoms.



Yes, forming molecular bonds creates different electron energy levels, with exothermic reactions leading to chemical bonds with lower ground levels then the reagents had.



Much more info you can get reading about




  • molecular orbitals


  • molecular orbitals diagrams


  • molecular orbital theory



on Wikipedia.






share|improve this answer









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Yes, electron energy levels are like that, especially for single atoms.



Yes, forming molecular bonds creates different electron energy levels, with exothermic reactions leading to chemical bonds with lower ground levels then the reagents had.



Much more info you can get reading about




  • molecular orbitals


  • molecular orbitals diagrams


  • molecular orbital theory



on Wikipedia.







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