Flame Test Lab

Ionic bonds are formed when a _______ from the left side of the periodic table joins with a non-metal from the right side of the periodic table.

Any atom or ion has its electrons organized into ______ ______

When are electrons in the ground state?

What makes the electron jump up to a higher energy level?​ ​ (a)  

• energy from the heat of the flame
• energy from the atom
• energy from the ground state

True or False: Electrons cannot stay in the excited state for very long.

• True

• False

When an electron falls back down to its lowest energy level, it releases energy in the form of _____.