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8th Grade Quantum Physics

08/23/2015 9:49 AM

a few days ago a question was asked about heat added to electrons. I thought the question was poorly formed, after thinking about it a little more I considered this possibility. even if the question had different intent the lesson is interesting. it does explain why highly heating metal can glow red

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08/23/2015 10:39 AM

I'm afraid the OP was merely shooting randomly into the air hoping to strike a willing target.

He failed to make the distinction between a metal glowing (incandescence) and a molecule (not an atom, although from the disjointed ramblings one cannot be sure) being a light source. (photons)

I have second thoughts about even replying, lest it encourage them to resume their incoherent ramblings.

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08/23/2015 11:20 AM

Good explanation for emission and absorption lines of a gas, where the atoms are widely separated and don't interact. In a solid or liquid, the atoms or molecules influence each other and exchange energy, so you don't have discrete lines. I don't expect to see lines from my hot stove burner.

Astronomy quiz question: What do the dark lines in the sun's spectrum represent?

Wrong answer: Elements that are not present in the sun.

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08/23/2015 12:39 PM

Yap,it is very interesting. Like what i said on the other post- everything is interrelated. A concrete understanding of how a sub-atomic particle behaves, could explain a lot of things in thermal, space and light properties of matter.--later on, with acquired knowledge of it, we could tweak it to make new inventions or applications.

I see, the subject found you and like me you are also hooked.

Electrons in orbits are bounded by the protons. An introduction of extra energy other than normal condition, makes the electrons run like crazy in a wave motion, but they are still bounded by proton + attraction. I hypothesize the number of protons an element has limited or determined its maximum attainable frequencies of electron movements.

Question: Does electron travel in speed of light as photons were created? Perhaps it did. If not, how did the 300nm to 700nm light spectrum or photons occur?--is it a collective or individual effect of electrons running like hell?

I might be wrong or I might be right. Good as right not unless refuted.

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08/23/2015 12:46 PM

Did you even watch the movie? The wave length is explained there.

I am shaking my head! And where are running electrons coming from?

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08/23/2015 9:10 PM

You are running on a thin line! If this is meant to be funny then I dont get it!

As the title says this if for 8th Graders.

Means I am out!

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08/24/2015 6:15 AM

Yikes!!!

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08/24/2015 10:36 AM

He needs a gastroenterologist.

Your reponses are much better than the other troll.

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08/25/2015 6:37 AM

Yes, such a good job and choice for a 6th grade.

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08/25/2015 9:48 AM

I am very sure that we are just now on the edge of some major break-through discoveries in the atomic and sub-atomic fields that will change our world dramatically.

I believe we will prove some theories while dis-proving others.

I base my belief on the rather recent findings at the underground particle accelerator in Texas wherein the particles used for the collision experiment simply vanished into another dimension with no trace of element left behind or possibly was vaporized to the extent that left no measurable evidence the test equipment could identify.

Either way the results were completely unexpected and after running the same test multiple times with the same result, there was very brief somewhat public announcement to quiet the inquisitive.

While most of the DATA is being held at a top-secret level none-the-less the spokesperson did say something to the affect of; "We now know there are dimensions that we as humans were not aware of nor do we have the ability to yet understand." (Not word for word quote)

Keep digging Kulas and do not ever give up on being inquisitive and questioning!

Einstein was thought to be a crazy old man and look what he gave us.

Who knows? One day you may be part of a significant breakthrough.

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08/23/2015 12:55 PM

And, one final:

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12/17/2015 3:29 PM

Six words: surface plasmon polaritrons ; black body radiation

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