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An electron jumps from orbital 3 to orbital 5. What kind of a spectrum will it produce

An electron jumps from orbital 3 to orbital 5. What kind of a spectrum will it produce-example-1

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Absorption

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To jump from orbital 3 to orbital 5, which is further away from the nucleus, the electron needs energy. Therefore, the spectrum it produces is absorption.

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