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OCR: QUANTUM LEAP QUANTUM of energy is produced by colliding with another particle when an electron inside ar atom or absorbing electromagnetic switches, ot "leaps from one energy waves leaps at outer shell. level to another Electrons are tiny The electron cannot remain there particles that travel in orbits, or shells, for long and drops back to its original around the nucleus (center) position, expelling the extra energy atom When the electron receives as one or more quanta certain minimum amount of energy electromagnetic radiation Nucleus Emission of quanta Electrons give Electrons gair extra out radiation energy and jump to bigher energy levels. When they fall back to their original levels they emi quanta Lower energy Electrons leap to levels higher energy levels M gain emit Lowe Elect trons