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This tag is for questions regarding to Photon Emission. Photons are emitted by the action of charged particles, mainly due to making a transition from a high energy state to a lower energy state. Although they can be emitted by other methods including radioactive decay.

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Why is light emitted by an atom different to the light absorbed? Why do we not see absorbed ...

I’m confused about why we don’t see absorbed light. The way I understand it is if an atom absorbs a photon then the electrons move up to an energy level corresponding to the energy of the photon. The …
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