Ground State vs. Excited State Electrons All E-configs we’ve spoken about so far have been ground state….
Ground State e- 1s22s22p3 Definition: Most stable electron configuration electrons occupy the lowest possible energy levels 1s22s22p3
Excited State e- Definition: e- have absorbed energy and jumped energy levels The more energy it absorbs the higher it will jump. 1s22s22p23s1
Ground State to Excited State
Excited State down to Ground State
Bright line emission spectra
If you hold a prism to light you will see a continuous spectrum of color. ROYGBIV
like fingerprints identify us However, light produced by electrons produce narrow lines of color used to identify elements in the universe like fingerprints identify us
Line Spectra examples
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