Upon exposure to light, electrons in transition elements are excited from lower energy levels to higher energy levels in which orbitals?

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18 Mar 2019
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When transition elements absorb light, their electrons are promoted from lower to higher energy orbitals primarily within the d- and f-subshells. Therefore, both f- and d-subshell orbitals are involved in this electronic transition.

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