I thought the excitation of nitrogen leads to blue lightning but I am seeing a lot of yellow lightning on the Internet https://youtu.be/nbG5g5Elq2M https://youtu.be/MRQUvjMY8wI What is the explanation?
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$\begingroup$ Is there more neon in the air these days? youtu.be/oFdZNwmy8oY $\endgroup$– ChemEngCommented Aug 23, 2020 at 14:52
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$\begingroup$ There are some yellow emission spectrum lines for nitrogen upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/… how do they get these to dominate? $\endgroup$– ChemEngCommented Aug 23, 2020 at 14:58
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$\begingroup$ Rydberg atoms, generated by low-frequency lightnings, emit at red to orange color and can give the lightning a yellowish to greenish tint $\endgroup$– ChemEngCommented Aug 23, 2020 at 15:03
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$\begingroup$ you can check out this link:(though roughly, but you can have an idea in someway): wfmz.com/news/what-color-is-lightning/…. $\endgroup$– prikarsartamCommented Aug 23, 2020 at 16:07
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$\begingroup$ en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrolaser I think is this Laser induced Rydberg atoms. People are saying even the thunder sound is different/ non existent $\endgroup$– ChemEngCommented Aug 24, 2020 at 12:18
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According to https://uvhero.com/what-color-is-lightning/, "Yellow lightning is uncommon; however, they tend to be cooler than the blue, lilac and white. They’re caused to due to a high concentration of dust in the air. And is an indication of a dry thunderstorm with low-precipitation." I cannot be sure though if this source is reliable.
answered Aug 23, 2020 at 15:03