Anisha Pal
Anisha Pal thanked John McCann's answer

Simply put, height.


The energy shells of the electron; the further ( higher ) the electron is from it opposite charge, the proton, the higher the energy. This can be shown mathematically as the electron falls through its energy levels to ground state.


All atomic particles, ultimately, got their energies from the Big Bang and retain … Read more

Anisha Pal
Anisha Pal voted up John McCann's answer

Simply put, height.


The energy shells of the electron; the further ( higher ) the electron is from it opposite charge, the proton, the higher the energy. This can be shown mathematically as the electron falls through its energy levels to ground state.


All atomic particles, ultimately, got their energies from the Big Bang and retain … Read more