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URGENT!! Please Help!! Explain in 1 - 2 sentences how emission and absorption spectra can support the theory that electron orbitals are arranged in discrete energy levels.

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Each line in the emission spectrum corresponds to a specific amount of energy. This energy is emitted when electrons from higher-energy electron shells transition to a lower-energy shell. ... This is evidence that electrons are found in shells with discrete energy levels .

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