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quawa99
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after an electron is excited to a higher energy orbit ,when exactly does it go back to some of the lower energy orbits?
yeahquawa99 said:do you mean random?
De-excitation of an electron is a process in which an electron in an excited state drops down to a lower energy level, emitting a photon in the process.
An electron becomes excited when it absorbs energy, usually in the form of a photon, and jumps to a higher energy level.
The decision of an electron to de-excite is influenced by the energy levels available to it, as well as the likelihood of the electron transitioning to a lower energy level through the emission of a photon.
No, an electron will eventually de-excite and return to its ground state, releasing the absorbed energy in the form of a photon.
The de-excitation process is used in various fields of research, such as spectroscopy and quantum mechanics, to study the energy levels and transitions of atoms and molecules. It is also utilized in technologies such as lasers and fluorescent microscopy.