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What physically happens to a molecule when it absorbs a photon?
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A pigment absorbs a photon only if the energy of the photon is?
Gay.
What happens at the atomic level when light is absorbed?
When an electron absorbs a single photon of light it moves from its current shell to an outer shell.
What absorbs photons?
Matter absorbs photons. Electrons in quantized harmonized orbits of the same energy level as the photon absorp it.
When matter absorbs a photon what is the relationship between the energy of the matter before and after the absorpion and the frequency and the wavelength of the radiation absorbed?
After the absorption, the matter has added energy equal to 'hf' the energy of the absorbed photon.
How does raman effect differ from compton effect?
In the Raman effect, a photon is scattered inelastically (meaning it has a different, lower, energy after scattering than before) from an atom or molecule, causing excitation, i.e., raising an electron to a higher energy level.In the Compton effect, a photon is scattered inelastically from an atom or molecule, causing ionization, i.e., ejecting an electron from the atom or molecule.
What happens when carbon dioxide absorbs an IR photon?
The molecule vibrate
What happens when water absorbs an IR photon?
The temperature of water increase.
What happens when a photon hits a chlorophyll molecule?
Photosynthesis begings
A pigment absorbs a photon only if the energy of the photon is?
Gay.
When a molecule absorbs a photon one of the electron is raised in what state?
This electron is in an excited unstable state.
What happens at the atomic level when light is absorbed?
When an electron absorbs a single photon of light it moves from its current shell to an outer shell.
What gets excited when chlorophyll absorbs a photon?
electrons
What happens when photon is absorbed by atom?
When an atom absorbs a photon its energy is transferred to outer shell electrons. The result will be the transition of an electron to a higher energy state.
What happens when light hits a pigment?
When a chlorophyll molecule absorbs a photon of light, Photons strike the "antenna" of the chlorophyll molecule. This causes electrons in the photo-reaction centers that are attached to the antennas to become excited and move to a higher energy level. That's photoexcitation. The valence electrons in Magnesium (part of the chlorophyl molecule) jump to an excited state.
Can a photon be oxidized by an electron from the valence shell of a molecule?
Photons are not oxidized. They are energy. A photon may be captured by an atom or molecule resulting in a change to the state of atoms.
In theory what happens to water at absolute zero should it constantly expand to this point?
Einstein calculated that at absolute 0 the water molecule turns into photon
What absorbs photons?
Matter absorbs photons. Electrons in quantized harmonized orbits of the same energy level as the photon absorp it.
