Question

1. look at the model. then, answer the question and choose the best answer. what does the arrow represent as an electron jumps from energy level 3 to level 2? an electron is at its ground state. energy is released as an electron jumps to a lower state. energy is released as an electron jumps to a higher state. an electron becomes a valence electron. 9) look at the model. then, answer the question and choose the best answer.

Explanation:

When an electron jumps from a higher - energy level (n = 3) to a lower - energy level (n = 2), it releases energy in the form of a photon. The ground state is the lowest energy state (n = 1), and this is not a ground - state situation. Jumping to a higher state requires energy absorption, not release. Becoming a valence electron is not related to this energy - level transition.

Answer:

Energy is released as an electron jumps to a lower state.