0
What particle within an atom vibrates to generate electromagnetic radiation?
Wiki User
∙ 6y ago
Vibrate is the wrong word. A charged particle must under go acceleration in order to emit an electromagnetic wave. Usually this happens when an electron 'jumps' from a high energy state to a low energy state.
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
Wiki User
∙ 6y agoAn electron
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What is the Production of light in an atom?
When atoms are heated they vibrate, and vibrating electrons will give off light particles, also known as photons. This is a side effect of the electromagnetic force. Every electron has an electric charge and therefore generates an electromagnetic force field which extends very far out in space (technically, it extends itself at the speed of light for as long as that electron has existed). So when an electron vibrates, its associated force field also vibrates, and the resulting forces that are transmitted along that force field are equivalent to a particle of light. Waves and particles are not separate phenomena at the sub-atomic level, they are just two ways of looking at the same thing (sometimes called wavicles).
When you boil water what do the particles do?
The particles gain energy (kinetic energy) and begin to vibrate. This vibration causes heat. As the particle vibrates, it will collide with other particles in water and pass this energy on to neighbouring particles which causes the heat conduction.
What is the thin membrane that vibrates when sound waves reach it?
The eardrum vibrates when sound waves reach it.
Which part of the vibrates when soundwaves hit it?
The membrane that vibrates and transmits the vibrations is called the tympanic membrane or the eardrum. It is the divider between the external and middle chambers of the ear.
What vibrates more hot or cold particles?
yes they do
Would a vibrating proton produce an electromagnetic wave Would a vibrating neutron?
Yes, because it has a charge (+). Any charged particle that vibrates produces an electromagnetic wave at the frequency determined by the number of vibrations per second. The magnitude is determined by the how far the particle goes from max. to min. on each cycle.
Which process results in an electromagnetic wave?
An electric change vibrates and a magnetic field vibrates in response.
Can light be created by vibrations?
Yes. When a charged particle such as an electron vibrates, it emits both an electric field and a magnetic field in a wavelike pattern. This electromagnetic wave is the same as a light wave, and if the charged particle is vibrating at the right frequency, it will emit visible light.
How does a wave travel through a medium?
When a particle vibrates (moves back and forth), it can pass its energy to the particle next to it.
How is heat transfered though space?
there are three types of heat transfers: conduction, convection, and radiation. Heat transfer through space requires radiation, which involves the electromagnetic waves: gamma ray, x-ray, ultraviolet, visible, infrared, microwave & radiowave.
What vibrates and moves through space at the speed of light to make an electromagnetic wave?
light
The type of energy transferred by a wave in a medium is energy?
kinetic
What makes a convection current?
basically each particle " vibrates " and when the particle transfers the energy with momentum. if you want any more details on the transition you will have to see a professional
What happens to air heated by radiation or conduction?
The particles absorb energy and their particle violence increases (particle violence is how much the particle vibrates in a solid, or how fast a particle moves in a liquid or gas).In conduction, this is caused by the particles of the hotter substance colliding with the particles of the cooler substance and thereby increasing their movement (kinetic energy). Imagine you are standing still and someone running suddenly collides with you. You will be sent staggering as you are pushed by the person, and the person will be slowed down by the resistance of pushing you over. That is the best way I can explain conduction.Radiation is harder to explain as it does not happen purely on a physical level. Radiation is the transmission of energy in the form of a wave, like light (Electromagnetic Radiation) or sound. Particles reflect, transmit, and absorb this radiation, to varying degrees. Mirrors reflect most light, air transmits most light, and black fabric absorbs a lot of light. The more it absorbs, the hotter it becomes as the wave energy (in this case light) is transformed into kinetic energy.This is to the best of my understanding. Hope it helps.
Are waves and particles the same thing?
waves are mechanical periodic disturbance that transfer energy.But a particle is different cause a particle could be the substances that vibrates when a wave is in motion.
What is a wave that consists of changing electric and magnetic fields that vibrates at right angles to each other?
Electromagnetic wave
What is the band of light waves in the electromagnetic spectrum that vibrates at frequencies our eyes can detect?
That's called visible light.
