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QuarkCharmer
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I am told that when an atom absorbs a photon, it jumps up an energy level, these are discrete levels of energy etc etc. What determines how long the electron will hold this energy, and what exactly is the photon (wave) doing to up it's energy level. For ease of explanation, let's assume Neon (1s^2 2s^2 2p^6) takes in a photon particle/wave. Is it now at the third energy level? How does this effect it's electron configuration?
I'm having a difficult time finding the answer to this question. Thanks
I'm having a difficult time finding the answer to this question. Thanks