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Audio Interchange File Format  |  1995-01-10  |  202.3 KB  |  1 channel  |  11,127.3 sample rate  |  18 seconds  |  [AIFF/jBox]
Transcription: One of these electrons collides with a gas atom. This collision gives one of the atom's own electrons the energy to jump into a higher orbit. As the electron falls back into its original orbit, it loses its extra energy in the form of a tiny burst of light rays called a photon.