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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Working on atoms in Chemistry. Which is the electron configuration of an atom in the excited state?

OpenStudy (doc.brown):

When the electron is in a higher energy (less negative) orbit, n=2 or higher.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Okay thanks, that's what I got.

OpenStudy (zpupster):

good description here: http://science.uvu.edu/ochem/index.php/alphabetical/e-f/excited-state-atom/

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