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Mar 24, 2021 2 min

How do Atoms Absorb and Emit Light?

from Astronomy Minute Hosted by Ata Sarajedini

A brief description of how atoms absorb and emit particles of light known as photons based on the Bohr Model of the atom. This leads directly to the creation of absorption and emission lines in the spectra of stars.

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