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What determines the energies of light that an element can absorb?

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Answer:

Atom

Step-by-step explanation:

An atom can absorb or emit one photon when an electron makes a transition from one stationary state, or energy level, to another. Conservation of energy determines the energy of the photon and thus the frequency of the emitted or absorbed light.

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