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Atomic Spectra

Question 2 • Crowley Credit Recovery Physics B

An electron jumps from n = 3 to n = 1.

Answer
A
absorbed energy
B
emitted energy

Explanation

The electron moves from the higher energy level, n = 3, to the lower energy level, n = 1. It releases the energy difference as a photon, so energy is emitted. The correct choice is emitted energy.

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