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Rotational spectroscopy question

Which of the following statements about the energy (E) of absorbed oremitted photons is correct for rotational spectroscopy?

a) E is the energy of the upper rotational level
b) E is the energy of the lower rotational level
c) E is the difference in energy between upper and lower rotational levelsd) E is kinetic energy of the electron
e) None of the above please explain why thank you
Original post by jaffacakes101
Which of the following statements about the energy (E) of absorbed oremitted photons is correct for rotational spectroscopy?

a) E is the energy of the upper rotational level
b) E is the energy of the lower rotational level
c) E is the difference in energy between upper and lower rotational levelsd) E is kinetic energy of the electron
e) None of the above please explain why thank you


It's the difference
Energy is absorbed to allow the body to step up a level and released when relaxing to a lower level.

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