Do electrons jump orbitals or shells when excited

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When an electron is excited, does it jump orbitals (lets say from 5s to 5d) or shells (5s to 6s).

Kaplan says its s to d, not s to s but I always thought electrons, when excited, jump to a higher energy shell/ring (5s to 6s)
 
s < p < d < f in terms of energy

remember the pyramid you use to fill out the electrons you can see that s,p,d,f are of didn't energy levels so because there is a difference when electrons jump from p to s it can release light equal to the difference.

it doesn't have to be shells as long as there is a difference in energy, electrons need to be excite to make it to the next higher energy orbital or shell
 
When an electron is excited, does it jump orbitals (lets say from 5s to 5d) or shells (5s to 6s).

Kaplan says its s to d, not s to s but I always thought electrons, when excited, jump to a higher energy shell/ring (5s to 6s)

Can do either depending on how much energy is added to the system and the energy gaps between shells/orbitals
 
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