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Will an electron release energy when it is added into an atom for which electron affinity value is negative (endothermic)?
According to my understanding, when an electron is added into an atom, it emits energy in the form of photons because it is a form of de-excitation or relaxation. This is when electron affinity will ...
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What happens to light absorbed by a body with color?
As everyone knows, an object with color appears that way because it reflects its specific color(s). Textbooks tell us other colors are absorbed. Now, here's the question: what happens to the absorbed ...
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Excited Energy levels of Hydrogen vs Solids
My question has to do with Excited Energy Levels.
I keep reading and learning that all objects/most solids emit infrared radiation.
But to emit radiation, an object's particles must first enter a ...
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