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Question 47

Absorption line spectra exhibited by atoms is a result of

  • A.change in the kinetic energy of a movimg atom
  • B.instability of the nucleons
  • C.excitation of an electron in the atom
  • D.transition of an electron from a higher to a lower energy level
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Question details

Exam body
WAEC
Subject
Physics
Year
2000
Question no.
#47
Type
Objective
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