Timeline for Giving an atom kinetic energy & momentum through impact with a larger body, does this affect the electronic state of the system?
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| Feb 6, 2022 at 16:25 | comment | added | anna v | @rogerkoulitt correct. | |
| Feb 6, 2022 at 15:54 | comment | added | rogerkoulitt | Thank you, I think I may have been confused there. I guess an atom travelling at some velocity sees itself at rest so the electronic excitation comes from the collision and not from having some KE? | |
| Feb 6, 2022 at 6:11 | history | answered | anna v | CC BY-SA 4.0 |