What Determines How Far from the Ground State an Electron

question 18

Multiple Choice

What determines how far from the ground state an electron will jump when energy is added to an atom?

• A)the size of the atom
• B)the number of electrons in the atom
• C)the amount of energy added to the atom
• D)the number of atoms in a certain sample

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