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Which best describes how energy transferred from an electron in the solar wind compares with energy absorbed by an electron in the oxygen atom? (1 point)
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When an incoming solar-wind electron transfers energy to an oxygen electron in a collision, the energy lost by the incoming electron is gained by the oxygen electron (conservation of energy), causing excitation if the amount matches a permitted energy difference.
When an incoming solar-wind electron transfers energy to an oxygen electron in a collision, the energy lost by the incoming electron is gained by the oxygen electron (conservation of energy), causing excitation if the amount matches a permitted energy difference.
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