What makes an electron “move” around an atom? Like what force actually propels it? What causes the motion?

Question

So an electron ‘moves’ around the nucleus of an atom. But what causes this motion? Is it just eternal inertia since the atoms founding?

And I don’t mean when elections change levels, I mean the actual motion of the revolution around the nucleus of the atom.

Thanks!

In: Physics

Answer 1

Centripetal force caused by the attraction between the positive nucleus and the negative electron.

Test this out yourself by tying an object to a string and spinning it. The tension in the string pulls the object to the middle, but the motion of the object keeps it spinning in a circle.