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consider an atom that has an electron in an exicted state . the electron falls to a lower energy level . what effects does that have on the electron ?

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Each time an excited helium atom falls back from an excited state to its ground state or to a lower energy state, it emits a photon of radiation that shows up as this specific line-emission spectrum.

Step-by-step explanation:

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