In an Excited State?
A State of a Physical System (Such as an Atomic Nucleus Atomic Nucleus the Nucleus of an Atom Consists of Neutrons and Protons, Which in Turn Are the...
: a state of a physical system (such as an
What does it mean when an atom is in an excited state?
When an electron temporarily occupies an energy state greater than its ground state, it is in an excited state. ... This means that it must absorb a photon that contains precisely that amount of energy, or take exactly that amount of energy from another particle in a collision.
What is the excited state of an individual called?
Metastable state, in physics and chemistry, particular excited state of an atom, nucleus, or other system that has a longer lifetime than the ordinary excited states and that generally has a shorter lifetime than the lowest, often stable, energy state, called the ground state.
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