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What occurs when an excited electron returns to its ground state?

the nucleus decomposes and emits nuclear energy

energy is emitted as photons of light

the electron combines with a proton in a chemical reaction

the electron is available to bond with other atoms

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the nucleus decomposes and emits nuclear energy

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answer choice A is correct
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