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If an electron loses energy what may happen to it
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If an electron loses energy what may happen to it

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When an electron is hit by a photon of lights,it absorbs the quanta of energy the photon was carrying and moves to a higher energy state.Electrons therefore have to jump around within the atom as they either gain or lose energy.
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