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If an electron has absorbed energy and has shifted to a higher energy level the electron is said to be what?
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This electron is called excited.
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∙ 6y agoIt is said to be excited.
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Electron X can change to a higher energy level or a lower energy level Which statement is true of electron X?
Electron X absorbs energy when it changes to a higher energy level. Electron X absorbs energy when it changes to a higher energy level. It takes energy to do that.
How does energy of core electrons compare with the energy of valence electron?
The energy is higher.
Why does sodium vapor emit only certain frequencies of visible light?
It is because the electrons surrounding an atom, say sodium, can only exist at certain energy levels. When a photon (packet of light energy) hits an orbiting electron it only gives energy to that electron if the energy of the photon is exactly enough to move the electron to a higher energy level, if not it doesn't effect the electron. As the energy of a photon is directly proportional to the it wavelength, only certain wavelengths affect an atom's electrons. When they do effect the electrons the photon is absorbed, giving the absorption spectrum. Emission spectra are the reverse of this process, when an electron cascades back down to its lowest possible energy state after this photon interaction it gives out certain frequencies of light. The energy of this light will be equal to the energy absorbed, so the photons emitted will be equal to the photons absorbed which is why emission spectra look like the inverse of an absorption spectrum.
When an electron drops from a higher energy level to a lower energy level is it taken from the environment?
No, the energy released by electron might be taken by enviornment. Electron remains in the infuence of corresponding nuclei, in another energy level.
What happens when electrons go to a higher energy level?
They become less stable and would, therefore, rather be at their original energy level. They often move back down to their original energy level, releasing their excess energy to the environment. Depending on the amount of energy released, a different wave is produced. (e.g. Light wave, Infra-red wave)
If an electron moves from a lower energy level to a higher energy level electromagnetic radiation is what?
"Absorbed"
What happens to electrons when pigments in photo-systems 2 absorb light?
Light or photons are little packets of energy. When this energy is absorbed by an electron it boots the electrons energy and the electron jumps to a higher orbital shell position (which must be vacant of its electron). The electron can only do this when the energy needed for the jump and the energy in the incoming photon match. Thus specific colours of light are absorbed depending on the element present.
When an electron moves up to a higher orbit a quantum of light energy is absorbed. This quantum of light energy is also known as?
photon
When an electron moves up to a higher orbit a quantum of light energy is absorbed this quantum of light energy is also known as?
photon
When an electron moves up to a higher orbit a quantum of light energy is absorbed This quantum of light energy is also known as a?
Photon
When an electron falls back to its ground state how much energy is released?
It releases the same amount of energy that it absorbed when it was excited to a higher energy state.
When an electron in the ground state absorbs energy what happens?
jumps to the a higher orbital. This is only possible if the energy it absorbed is large enough to let it jump the gap. If the energy is not large enough for the electron to jump that gap, the electron is forbidden to absorb any of that energy.
What happens when photon is absorbed by atom?
When an atom absorbs a photon its energy is transferred to outer shell electrons. The result will be the transition of an electron to a higher energy state.
When an electron drops from a higher energy state to a lower energy state?
A photon is emitted when an electron falls from a higher to lower orbital. A photon is an elementary particles, the quantum of light and all other forms of electromagnetic radiation.
Electron X can change to a higher energy level or a lower energy level Which statement is true of electron X?
Electron X absorbs energy when it changes to a higher energy level. Electron X absorbs energy when it changes to a higher energy level. It takes energy to do that.
What is auger effect?
When photons of sufficient energy are incident on a surface, an electron is ejected out from the core shell. The electron from the p-orbital or any other orbital of higher energy loses that much energy to fill up the gap created by the loss of this core electron. The energy lost by the p-orbital electron is absorbed by another electron in the same or higher shell, causing it to eject from the atom. This second atom is called the "Auger electron" and the effect is called Auger effect.
What is the relationship between an electron's location and the energy it has?
An electron can be located in any of several energy levels around the nucleus of an atom. Usually, an electron will occupy the "ground state," which is the lowest energy level available. Electrons can be thought of as being lazy, which means they don't want to work any harder than they have to; and occupying the ground state amounts to the path of least resistance. Occasionally, however, an electron can "bump up" to a higher energy level. It can do this by absorbing energy from an outside source, such as an electrical current. It will occupy this higher energy level for a certain amount of time, then drop back to its ground state, releasing that same energy it absorbed to get there. The amount of energy absorbed is called a quantum. Often, the electron will release that quantum of energy as a photon, which is a "bundle" of light. Billions of photons can be a light that you can see, and this is how neon lights and glow sticks work. So the higher an energy level an electron occupies, the higher its energy.
