Question
When an electron falls from a higher energy to a lower energy level, the difference in the energies appears in the form of electromagnetic radiation. Why cannot it be emitted as other forms of energy?
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Answer
As electrons interact only electromagnetically, so, the transition of an electron from a higher energy to a lower energy level can appears in the form of electromagnetic radiation.
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