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When an electron of an atom returns from an excited state to the ground state, it emits energy in the form of a photon. How does the change in energy level compare to the energy of the emitted photon?

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The change in energy level is equivalent to the energy of the released photon. This is related by Planck's equation:
E = hcf
The higher the energy change, the greater the frequency, f, of the photon.
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