Atomic Energy Levels and Emission Spectra Quiz

What state are atoms in when one or more of their electrons is in a higher orbit than in their ground state?

• Excited

• Neutral

• Ionized

• Stable

What do electrons need to gain in order to move to a higher energy level?

• Energy

• Mass

• Charge

• Volume

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What do electrons absorb to gain energy?

• Photons of light

• Neutrons

• Protons

• Electrons

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What is the lowest energy state of an atom called?

• Ground state

• Excited state

• Ionized state

• Neutral state

What happens when an electron absorbs a higher energy photon?

• It moves to a higher electron shell

• It emits a photon

• It loses energy

• It becomes a proton

What do electrons emit when they drop from a higher orbit to a lower orbit?

• Photon

• Neutron

• Proton

• Electron

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What is the energy of the emitted photon equal to?

• The energy lost by the electron

• The energy gained by the electron

• The mass of the electron

• The charge of the electron

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What does the frequency of the photon depend on?

• The energy lost by the electron

• The mass of the nucleus

• The speed of the electron

• The color of the atom

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What does the emission spectrum show?

• Bright lines of color

• Dark lines of color

• Continuous spectrum

• No lines

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What does the emission spectrum help us do?

• Identify atoms

• Measure mass

• Find temperature

• Calculate speed

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