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    Electrons within atoms can only occupy discrete energy levels and will jump between these levels, absorbing or emitting photons of light in the process. When electrons jump to higher energy levels they are excited, and when they fall back down they release photons of specific wavelengths that create an emission spectrum that scientists can measure to determine the energy of photons and the structure of atoms.

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    Electrons within atoms can only occupy discrete energy levels and will jump between these levels, absorbing or emitting photons of light in the process. When electrons jump to higher energy levels they are excited, and when they fall back down they release photons of specific wavelengths that create an emission spectrum that scientists can measure to determine the energy of photons and the structure of atoms.

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    Chemistry Journal

    2.03 Quantization of Energy

    Driving Question: Why do electrons transition between energy levels within the atom, and how do we detect
    these transitions?

    Photons
    Energized Electrons
    WHY DO TRANSITIONING ELECTRONS RELEASE OR WHAT ARE PHOTONS?
    ABSORB ENERGY?
    HOW DO SCIENTISTS DETERMINE THE ENERGY OF
    PHOTONS?
    DESCRIBE “EXCITED” VS GROUND STATE ELECTRONS.
    HOW ARE PHOTONS:

    WHAT CREATES AN EMISSION SPECTRUM?  EMITTED

     ABSORBED
    WHAT MAKES ELECTRONS JUMP TO OTHER ORBITS
    AROUND THE NUCLEUS THEN FALL AGAIN?  TRANSFERRED

     MEASURED/CALCULATED

    BECAUSE OF THE __________ RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FREQUENCY AND WAVELENGTH, WHEN THE WAVELENGTH OF
    ENERGY _________, THE ENERGY OF PHOTONS FROM THAT SOURCE __________.

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