As an electron in an atom moves from the ground state to the excited state, the electron

(1) gains energy as it moves to a higher energy level

(2) gains energy as it moves to a lower energy level

(3) loses energy as it moves to a higher energy level

(4) loses energy as it moves to a lower energy level

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Whitehead

1 December, 18:14

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Izaiah Simmons · Answer 1

As an electron in an atom moves from the ground state to the excited state, the electron gains energy as it moves to a lower energy level.

As an electron in an atom moves from the ground state to the excited state, the electron(1) gains energy as it moves to a higher energy level(2) gains energy as it moves to a lower energy level(3) loses energy as it moves to a higher energy level(4) loses energy as it moves to a lower energy level