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When electron jumps from N shell to L shell, the energy is:

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emitted
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absorbed
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reflected
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cannot be predicted
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Solution

The correct option is A emitted
The energy is released when an electron jumps from N shell to L shell as N shell have higher energy than L shell, so, it emits a photon when it transits from N to L shell.

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