What is the process called when an electron absorbs enough energy to move to a higher energy level?

Collisions of Electrons with Atoms Quiz

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Alexander Bellew
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
De-excitation
Excitation
Ionisation
Fluorescence
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens to an atom when it loses an orbital electron?
It becomes excited
It becomes ionised
It emits a photon
It absorbs a photon
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In a fluorescent tube, what type of photons are initially emitted by the mercury atoms?
Ultraviolet photons
Infrared photons
X-ray photons
Visible light photons
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the minimum energy required to remove an electron from the ground state of an atom called?
Kinetic energy
Ionisation energy
Photon energy
Excitation energy
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the role of the phosphor coating in a fluorescent tube?
To emit UV light
To absorb electrons
To convert UV light to visible light
To conduct electricity
6.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Energy levels can be represented as a series of horizontal lines
The line at the bottom with the greatest negative energy represents the ...
7.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
When an electron transitions from a higher energy level to a lower energy level, this results in the emission of a
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