Question

light is emitted from atoms when electrons go to higher energy levels. this is false but why?

Answer 1

light is emitted when electron in atoms go to lower energy levels

Answer 2

Agreed.. When the electron's excited energies decay back down to it's unexcited state.. Bah.. Unkle's a pro.. :P Leave it with what he said.

Answer 3

ok so let me get this straight when they go to lower levels because at a lower level electrons get excited?

Answer 4

Electron in orbit in their normal states are in their lower energies.. But when introduce an external energy.. weither it's even a probe, it excites the electron(s) to high energy levels then they give off light as the energy decays back to it's normal state.

Answer 5

oh ok that makes sense now thanks

Answer 6

Maybe a better way to think of it is that when electrons shift to lower orbits the excess energy is emitted as photons (light).