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excited state: state in which an atom or molecule picks up outside energy, causing an electron to move into a higher-energy orbital.
Gamma Radiation. Particle emission often leaves the resulting atom in an excited state. Nature, however, prefers that particles assume the state of least energy, or ground state. To this end, an excited nucleus can emit a gamma ray that carries away the excess energy as electromagnetic radiation.