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

[magicman54494]

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

 

[ZapperZ]

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.

Zz.