Suppose a beryllium atom (Z-4) absorbs energy (such as from a beam of photons) that pushes one of the electrons to an excited state. If the photon energy is set at the minimum necessary for this to occur, from which subshell does the electron make the transition and to which subshell does it jump?

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Suppose a beryllium atom (Z=4) absorbs energy (such as from a beam of photons)
that pushes one of the electrons to an excited state. If the photon energy is set at
the minimum necessary for this to occur, from which subshell does the electron
make the transition and to which subshell does it jump?
Transcribed Image Text:ID: Suppose a beryllium atom (Z=4) absorbs energy (such as from a beam of photons) that pushes one of the electrons to an excited state. If the photon energy is set at the minimum necessary for this to occur, from which subshell does the electron make the transition and to which subshell does it jump?
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