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Non Life Sciences => Physics, Astronomy & Cosmology => Topic started by: CZARCAR on 02/06/2012 16:49:25

Title: What happens when a photon hits an atom?
Post by: CZARCAR on 02/06/2012 16:49:25

massless? wave can go thru the space, or hit an electron, or hit the nucleus particles or spaces between them? whats with the quantum thing?............thanx 8

Title: Re: photon hits an atom?
Post by: Pmb on 02/06/2012 17:53:27

Quote from: CZARCAR on 02/06/2012 16:49:25

massless? wave can go thru the space, or hit an electron, or hit the nucleus particles or spaces between them? whats with the quantum thing?............thanx 8

Are you asking about how quantum properties apply to photons? If so then please see the part by Antipa in the following page
http://home.comcast.net/~peter.m.brown/sr/einsteins_box.htm

Title: Re: photon hits an atom?
Post by: Soul Surfer on 06/06/2012 13:17:37

It is observed that the total energy of individual photons is always based on the frequency of the photon and all photons of the same frequency have exactly the same total energy