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Explanation:

When an electron moves from a lower energy level to a higher energy level, energy is absorbed by the atom. When an electron moves from a higher to a lower energy level, energy is released and photon is emitted.

this emitted photon is depicted as a small wave-packet being expelled by the atom in a well-defined direction.