Question on the Bohr atomic model and energy

[physics user1]

Let's say there are three states ofor energym, E1, E2 and E3, and the electron is at E1, what happens if a photon has energy E > E2-E1 ?
Does it interact to the electron anD take it to E2 and the photon loose energy E2-E1 or it doesn't interact at ALL?
I mean, the electron can't have an energy greater than E2 and be in state E2

 

[hilbert2]

An electromagnetic wave can cause transitions between energy states of an atom even when it's not at exact resonance with the transition energy, but it will just as quickly cause a stimulated emission that brings the atom back to the original state. This can be shown by adding an oscillating time-dependent term in the Hamiltonian matrix of a 2-state system and solving the occupancies of the two energy states as a function of time.

 

[houlahound]

in general the Frank-Hertz experiment showed the discrete nature of atomic transitions. the target atoms were invisible to electrons except for the energies shown below ie for cases like;

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what happens if a photon has energy E > E2-E1 ?
Does it interact to the electron anD take it to E2 and the photon loose energy E2-E1 or it doesn't interact at ALL?"the fact the line widths are not infinitely narrow is prolly worthy of a different thread.

reference;

http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/FrHz.htmlimage copied from reference above;