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OpenStudy (anonymous):

what happens when a electron moves to a higher energy level

OpenStudy (aaronq):

it possesses higher energy momentarily, then it relaxes and emits a photon (of lower energy than the original energy of excitation due to vibrational and collisional losses).

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