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An electron has dropped from a higher energy state to a lower one. The photon emitted has precisely the same energy as was lost by the electron.

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When an atom emits light, it drops to a lower energy state.

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Electrons are dropping from high energy levels to lower energy ones which causes the emission of photons of light.

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