Answer is: <span>excited state. In </span>excited state, hydrogen has<span> higher </span>energy<span> than in the </span>ground state (state with lowest energy). H<span>ydrogen atom has one </span>electron<span> in the lowest possible </span>orbit<span> (1s), when atom absorbs</span><span> energy</span><span>, the electron move into an excited state (quantum numbers greater than the minimum possible). </span>Electron lifetime in excited state is short.
