Atoms can absorb photons, with the result that the electron‘wave’ is ‘lifted’ fr

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Atoms can absorb photons, with the result that the electron‘wave’ is ‘lifted’ from a lower
energy state (smaller radius) to a higher energy state (largerradius). The emission of a photon
accompanies the transition of the electron to a lower energy state.In the lowest energy
(smallest radius) state, the electron cannot radiate any energybecause
a) it has zero kinetic energy
b) the wave will not fit in a lower, smaller orbit
c) both of the above
d) none of the above
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In the lowest energy (smallest radius) state,the electroncannot radiate any energy because it has zero kineticenergy. When virtual photons of given energies interact with excitedelectrons within atoms, the electron's give-up their excess energyto the virtual particles and the virtual photons become the emittedordinary photons. The virtual particles take from the vacuum andadd energy to each ordinary photon in the amount of the Planckenergy of 4.14 x 10^-15 eV. This energy is then returned to thevacuum after absorption. The virtual energy that leaves the vacuumas the so-called photon-holes, can create a repulsive effect in thevacuum, if it is uniformly distributed throughout space-time.Suppressed and encouraged emission are explained by this idea asmetal plates block or positively reinforce the vacuum radiationavailable to become ordinary quanta.

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