[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” separator_top_type=”none” separator_top_height=”50px” separator_top_angle_point=”50″ separator_bottom_type=”none” separator_bottom_height=”50px” separator_bottom_angle_point=”50″ style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text]The Chemistry of Art > 2. The Structure of the Atom and Colours > Electrons Emit a Quanta of Energy >[/cs_text][cs_text style=”color: #800000;font-family: “Oxygen”,sans-serif;”]As electrons return to lower energy levels, they emit quanta of energy which humans may detect as a specific colour[/cs_text][cs_text]
- Electrons in atoms may move from one energy level to another allowed energy level through absorption or emission of photons of specific energy
- Each line in an atoms emission spectrum shows the transition of an electron from a higher energy level to a lower energy level, accompanying the release of quanta (photons)
- Some quanta emissions correspond to the wavelength that falls within the visible region of EM spectrum, a region sensitive to human’s eyes – allowing them to identify certain colours.
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