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Aufbau Principle

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An electron jumps from 3rd orbit to 2nd orbit by gaining the difference of energy of the two levels.

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True

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Solution

The correct option is B False
When an electron jumps from higher energy level to lower energy level it loses energy so when electron jump from 3rd to 2nd orbit it loses the difference of energy of two levels.
Therefore the statement is False.

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