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There's a pretty straightforward explanation here:

http://physics.bu.edu/~duffy/PY106/Potential.html

You can ignore all the formulas if you're not interested. Basically it says that because  the electron is moving so fast around the nucleus, it's able to stay away - pretty much like what happens with the earth and the sun.

 

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