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$\begingroup$ Then the emission spectra do not really affect the colour of things around us? I mean the absorption of some wavelengths and reflection of some other wavelength thing? $\endgroup$
– Golden_Hawk
Commented May 23, 2023 at 17:14
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$\begingroup$ @Golden_Hawk Most of the things arounds us are not at the temperatures of thousands of Kelvin necessary to excite atomic transitions. $\endgroup$
– ProfRob
Commented May 23, 2023 at 18:35
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$\begingroup$ @Golden_Hawk a few things are, we call them "fluorescent". Got an UV flashlight? If not, get yourself one - it's a neat little toy to see what things glow when you shine UV on them. (don't shine it at anyone's eyeballs, including yours, including in a mirror. Don't shine it around cheap motel rooms if you don't want to feel disgusted) $\endgroup$
– Stack Exchange Supports Israel
Commented May 23, 2023 at 23:41

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