I Can an Electron Absorb a Photon if the Next Energy Level is Full?

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Can an electron absorb a photon and jump to a higher orbit if the next level is already full of electrons? please explain what happens and also link info that might help me with electron/ photon interaction. I have many questions. Thanks
 
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magicman54494 said:
Can an electron absorb a photon and jump to a higher orbit if the next level is already full of electrons?

It cannot, via the Pauli Exclusion principle and the Fermi-Dirac statistics.

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