if - from a flame is supplied to - the - that is most exposed in a given atom jumps to a - unoccupied energy level, and this is called - wherein the atom is - .the tendency of the - is to immediately release the - the - returns to its - , releasing the excess energy as - . The energy of light emitted involved here is equal to the difference
in energies of the two levels involved in the - . This energy determines the - .