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accepted What's the relationship between an object's color and it's energy?
May
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comment What's the relationship between an object's color and it's energy?
Correct. I'm wondering if you can glean anything about the chemical by knowing only what color it reflects. In other words, what is the minimum difference between chemicals to cause the reflection of different colors; and what does that difference entail.
May
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comment What's the relationship between an object's color and it's energy?
Interesting. So what is it, then, that differentiates two teacups in a dark box not interacting with the outside world but wich would reflect different colors? Does it have to do with the configuration of the surface?
May
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comment What's the relationship between an object's color and it's energy?
Assume opaque teacups. The question becomes trivial if one absorbs high-energy light and the other reflects it: a better phrasing might be "Assume you have two otherwise-identical materials. One reflects only red light, the other only violet. In darkness, with no light shining on them, can we say definitively that one has more energy than the other?" (Also, if so, what form does this energy take? Potential energy of the electrons orbiting the atoms?)
May
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comment What's the relationship between an object's color and it's energy?
Yes, I know. But what is the relationship? Can we say that, all else held equal, the red teapot has "more energy" than the blue? If you have otherwise identical materials, but one is reflecting blue light and the other red, which is more energetic?
May
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comment What's the relationship between an object's color and it's energy?
I understand that -- but is there also any relationship (albeit indirect) between the percieved color (reflected light) and the energy (likely w.r.t. electron energy levels in the object)?
May
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asked What's the relationship between an object's color and it's energy?
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awarded  Scholar
Feb
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comment In-flight damage to a supersonic jet
Well, this is fiction we're discussing, so there are other environmental factors (read: bullets) assisting in the development of the breach. Am I correct in assuming that a small hole in the canopy would soon cause the canopy to be destroyed? What forces would the pilots undergo in this scenario? What are their chances of survival?
Feb
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accepted In-flight damage to a supersonic jet
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awarded  Supporter
Feb
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comment In-flight damage to a supersonic jet
All right, the mask requirement (and the pressurization requirement) are, according to my understanding, necessary due to the altitude, not the speed. Would you be able to breathe without a mask at super sonic speeds in a plane with a cockpit breach but at relatively low altitudes?
Feb
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comment In-flight damage to a supersonic jet
Cool stuff. So if a plane not designed to go supersonic attempted to, what would be the consequences? Any uneven part of the surface would cause a shock wave? What's 'flutter', and what's in the 'etc'?
Feb
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awarded  Student
Feb
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asked In-flight damage to a supersonic jet