Energy is ________ when an electron jumps from higher energy level to lower energy level.

absorbed

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released

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neither absorbed nor released

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neither absorbed nor released

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Solution

The correct option is B
released

If an electron drops down from n=2 to n=1 energy is emitted, and if the electron moves up from n=1 to n=2 energy is absorbed.

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