Question

Imagine you had to physically add electrons, one at a time, to a previously neutral conductor. You add one electron very easily, but the second electron requires more work. In your initial post to the discussion, explain why this is. Also, what happens to the work needed to add the third, fourth, fifth, and subsequent electrons

Answer 1

Because of ionization energy it takes more energy to gain electrons for this conductor than to lose and therefore it’s harder or it could be that after the first electron it’s orbit was filled and adding more electrons was forcing it to create a new shell