Why did I get this question wrong?

Question

Complete this sentence: Atoms emit visible and ultraviolet light as ________.

a. electrons jump from lower energy levels to higher levels
b. the atoms condense from a gas to a liquid
c. electrons jump from higher energy levels to lower levels
d. they are heated and the solid melts to form a liquid
e. the electrons move about the atom within an orbit

Answer 1

How can we know unless you tell us which you chose?

Answer 2

An atom in a stable state emits no radiation.

Energy (in the form of radiation) is added to the atom. It reflects this increase in energy by the electrons jumping up to a higher level. It's as if the atom is charged like a battery; it has higher 'voltage'.

When the electrons come down to a lower level, they have emitted the energy (radiation), 'discharging' the battery, 'lowering the voltage'.

So the answer is 'C'.

Answer 3

its c. the electron absorbs the photon as it moves up an energy level. as it moves down an energy level it gives off that energy in the form of a photon. the energy emitted doesnt always have to be visible and ultraviolet.

Answer 4

c. Electrons going from higher orbits to lower orbits radiate light. The higher orbit is more energetic than the lower one and the electron has to give up energy in the form of light ot get into the lower orbit.

Answer 5

correct answer is (c). the frequency of the emitted photon (niu) is obtained from
h(Planck's constant)niu=W(1)-W(2)
where W(1) and W(2) represent the energies of the electron on the energetic levels W(1)>W(2)

Answer 6

The answer should be c, because it indicates that a chemical reaction is taking place and energy is being emitted, not absorbed.

The first situation is one in which energy is absorbed. The others depict situations in which a physical, not chemical change takes place.

Answer 7

a