Electron Gaining/Losing energy

[Reese - Dis 1G]

When an atom is excited, does the electron gain or lose energy?

[Nada AbouHaiba 1I]

When the atom is excited it is gaining energy, that is why it is able to jump to higher energy levels.

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[Alex Hitti 3E]

When atoms absorb energy, the electrons go into an "excited" state which moves them up electron orbitals. In short, when an atom is excited, electrons have absorbed energy.

[Amy Pham 1B]

Further, when an atom absorbs energy its electrons jump up to higher energy levels in by quantized amounts, going up in specific levels through the electron orbitals. So yes, electrons of excited atoms gain energy.

[Justin Vayakone 4H]

Just to add to the topic, when an electron goes down to lower energy levels, it releases energy in the form of photons.

[Kayli Choy 4E]

Additionally, electrons can only absorb or emit certain discrete packets, or quanta, of energy. This means that only when an electron absorbs a certain amount of energy will it jump up to the next energy level. And since electrons can only emit certain amounts of energy, they will only emit the specific corresponding wavelengths of light.