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Is energy emitted in inner most shell mean higher frequency and outer most shell energy mean lower frequency?

April 26, 2017emitted energy Frequency inner Mathematics mean Physics Shell

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Is energy emitted in inner most shell mean higher frequency and outer most shell energy mean lower frequency?

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i am not 100% sure if I understand your dilema, but I will try …an approach. If an electron is closer to the nucleus of an atom, the electromagnetic force pulling it towards the nucleus will always be greater than the force pulling an electron that is further from the nucleus. It is simply that these forces vary inversely proportional to the distance: the greater the distance, the smaller the force. That means that the energy required to completely free the inner electron will always be greater than the energy required to free an outer electron. Likewise, when a free electron becomes an ‘inner electron’ it will release more energy than a free electron returning to an ‘outer’ electron. Hope that helps.