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What gets emitted when an electron relaxes from an excited state to the ground state?.

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Answer: Photon

Step-by-step explanation:

The electron can reach its ground state level either with one direct jump or with shorter jumps via intermediate levels. If an excited electron emits a photon, the energy hf of that photon equals the energy difference between the initial energy level of the electron and a lower level.

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