An Excited Atom Is an Atom

question 43

Multiple Choice

An excited atom is an atom

• A)with excess vibration.
• B)with one or more displaced electrons.
• C)with more protons than electrons.
• D)that is frantic.

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Definitions:

Rights Offering

A method by which a company raises capital by giving its existing shareholders the right to purchase additional shares directly from the company at a specified price within a set time.

Record Date

The specified date on which a company determines the shareholders eligible to receive a dividend or distribution.

Ex-rights Date

The ex-rights date is the first trading day when the buyer of a stock is not entitled to receive a previously declared rights offering, often leading to a decrease in the stock's price.