How do electrons jump from level to level...thanks?

Answer 1

ok , they jump by releasing energy or absorbing them via photons or matter waves as you can call them .

To jump to a higher level of energy :-

By giving the atom additional energy (for example, by the absorption of a photon of an appropriate energy), the electron is able to move into an excited state (one with one or more quantum numbers greater than the minimum possible).
If the photon has too much energy, the electron will cease to be bound to the atom, and the atom will become ionised. That means that the lectron will fly off the bound of the nucleus.

To jump back to a lower level:-

The atom returns to a lower excited state, or the ground state, by emitting a photon with a characteristic energy.
This enrgy is released in in form of a photon wave and has the wavelength corresponding to the enrgy difference between the two levels .

You can check out the links for more specific details on equations relating to it and the Bohr's atomic model .

I hope this helps your query .
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Answer 2

I do believe...if I remember my chemistry correctly...it depends on the how much the level can handle. I think level 1 is 2 electrons so on and so forth. So if you have 8 electrons you have to spread them through the levels.

Don't quote me on this but I think this is correct. It's been awhile since chemistry.

Answer 3

They realease energy, and the electrons w/ the most energy end up on higher levels, whereas the ones w/ less energy end up closer to the nucleus.