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There are several opportunities to excite electrons within an atom or a molecule.

The energies to excite a single electron in an atom start at roughly 10-19J, which is approximately the energy of red light.

Though, electrons can also be excited by any energies above roughly 10-25J (radar waves), dependent on the material.

This also includes thermal excitation. For example, any material that glows does emit light, which is caused by excited electrons that fall back into a non-excited state.

However, the usual source of energy used to excite electrons is electromagnetic radiation between 200 and 700 nm, which is ultraviolet and visible light. This is the predominant energy range that excites electrons in atoms and molecules without splitting the electrons apart of those.

Thus, the colour of materials is (amongst other things) a result of the electron excitation, caused by partial absorption of light.

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