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What was happening in the atoms of the elements as they were giving off light?
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When atoms are supplied with energy, their electrons become excited and may gain enough energy to jump to higher energy levels (shells).
However, the electron is unstable in the higher energy level and will therefore release its acquired energy in an attempt to achieve stability.
The energy is released in the form of light and the colour, which is determined by the frequency of the emission, depends upon the energy levels involved ( which shells it leaves and which shell it enters).
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Can you see the atoms of elements with a powerful school microscope?
No, you cannot see individual atoms of elements with a school microscope. Atoms are much smaller than the wavelength of visible light, so they cannot be resolved by optical microscopes. Specialized techniques such as scanning electron microscopy or atomic force microscopy are needed to visualize atoms.
Describe matter and explain why light is not matter?
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Light is made of photons that have no rest mass and exist as an electromagnetic ripple in space-time No elements and no atoms?
Yes, it is true; no atoms of the elements in the light.
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spectroscope.....find out what kind of atoms are giving off light energy
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A bulb lights up because of the friction happening between the atoms usually in the metal filament. thus producing light.
Why does the light bulb light up?
A bulb lights up because of the friction happening between the atoms usually in the metal filament. thus producing light.
Can you see the atoms of elements with a powerful school microscope?
No, you cannot see individual atoms of elements with a school microscope. Atoms are much smaller than the wavelength of visible light, so they cannot be resolved by optical microscopes. Specialized techniques such as scanning electron microscopy or atomic force microscopy are needed to visualize atoms.
Which one travels through matter only light or sound?
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What are the elements that are found in stars?
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Describe matter and explain why light is not matter?
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what is happening when there are flashes of light?
flashes of light
Why do atoms of certain elements give off light of characteristic color when heated to high temperature?
Atoms of certain elements give off light of characteristic color when heated to high temperature since the electrons induce to absorb energy, jumps to the excited energy state called quantum jump and then returns to their ground state. The amount of energy in the photon determines its color.
Does all elements have light?
You mean "Do all elements have light?"
How does stars light up?
Inside stars atoms are fused together to form heavier elements in a process called nuclear fusion. Our very own Sun is our closest star. Our Sun fuses hydrogen atoms together to form helium. Our Sun will eventually produce heavier elements when it reaches a certain age, and will in fact create even heavier elements as it dies! This process of fusion releases energy in the form of heat and light. The light travels from the star to your eye and you can see it. Interestingly, because light takes time to travel this distance, when you look at stars you are actually seeing them as they were in the past.
