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What causes the appearance of lines in an emission spectrum?
Light is absorbed as an electron moves to a higher energy state.
Light is released as an electron moves to a lower energy state.
An electron is released as light when it moves to a lower energy state.
An electron is released as light when it moves to a higher energy state.
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Light is released as an electron moves to a lower energy state.
When an electron in an atom drops from a higher quantized energy level to a lower one, it emits a photon whose energy equals the difference between those levels. The discrete energy differences produce discrete wavelengths (lines) in the emission spectrum.
When an electron in an atom drops from a higher quantized energy level to a lower one, it emits a photon whose energy equals the difference between those levels. The discrete energy differences produce discrete wavelengths (lines) in the emission spectrum.
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