Use the image to answer the question.
A dashed line at the bottom depicts the lowest energy level (normal state). A dashed line at some vertical distance shows a specific energy level. If an electron absorbs that much energy, it escapes from the atom, and the atom is ionized. The vertical lines at the top show the highest energy level (ionized).
The image represents the gaps between allowed energy levels for electrons. Which model best describes this phenomenon?
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Responses
the wave model because electrons orbit the atom's nucleus in a continuous way
the particle model because electrons are particles
the wave model because the arrows show that the energy transfer is continuous
the particle model because the arrows represent discrete particle-like jumps