Electron Energy and Light Worksheet
Explore the relationship between electron energy levels, atomic spectra, and the nature of light with this Grade 11 Physics worksheet.
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1. Which of the following describes the energy of an electron in an atom?
It can have any continuous value.
It is quantized, existing only at specific energy levels.
It is inversely proportional to the principal quantum number.
It increases as the electron gets closer to the nucleus.
2. When an electron transitions from a higher energy level to a lower energy level, what happens?
It absorbs a photon.
It emits a photon.
Its energy increases.
It becomes ionized.
3. The model of the atom proposed that electrons orbit the nucleus in specific energy levels.
4. The energy of a photon is directly proportional to its and inversely proportional to its .
5. Explain the concept of atomic emission spectra and how it provides evidence for quantized electron energy levels.
6. The ground state is the highest possible energy level an electron can occupy.
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False
7. Refer to the diagram of an atomic structure below. If an electron moves from an outer shell to an inner shell, describe what happens to its energy and what is released.
