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What is the name of the process when an electron moves from a higher energy level to a lower energy level in an atom?

• Ionization

• Electron transition

• Fusion

• Fission

What is emitted when an electron transitions from a higher energy level to a lower energy level?

• Neutron

• Photon

• Proton

• Electron

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What is the term for the specific pattern of light produced when electrons fall to lower energy levels?

• Continuous spectrum

• Spectral lines

• Blackbody radiation

• Reflection

Which part of the atom does the electron transition process involve?

• Nucleus

• Electron cloud

• Protons

• Neutrons

What is the energy of the emitted photon equal to during an electron transition?

• The sum of the two energy levels

• The difference between the two energy levels

• The product of the two energy levels

• The average of the two energy levels

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What is the formula for the energy of a photon emitted during an electron transition?

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• Planck’s constant

• Avogadro’s number

• Boltzmann constant

• Gravitational constant

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• Wavelength

• Frequency

• Mass

• Speed

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What type of spectrum is produced when electrons in atoms emit photons?

• Absorption spectrum

• Emission spectrum

• Reflection spectrum

• Transmission spectrum

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Which of the following best describes a spectral line?

• A continuous band of colors

• A single color at a specific wavelength

• A region with no light

• A broad range of frequencies

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