An electron in an atom moves from the ground state to an excited state when the energy of the electron

(1) decreases

(2) increases

(3) remains the same

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Chemistry

Kamari Fitzpatrick

15 August, 07:38

An electron in an atom moves from the ground state to an excited state when the energy of the electron

(1) decreases

(2) increases

(3) remains the same

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Jaime Curry · Answer 1

The answer is (2) increases. The definition of excited state is that the electrons have higher energy than ground state. For comprehension, the excited state is ready for reaction so it has higher energy.

An electron in an atom moves from the ground state to an excited state when the energy of the electron(1) decreases(2) increases(3) remains the same

An electron in an atom moves from the ground state to an excited state when the energy of the electron

(1) decreases

(2) increases

(3) remains the same