Jerryt12 Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swansont Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 I don't understand the question. How can you exclude the electrons? Electron excitation is the phenomenon in play here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerryt12 Posted May 30, 2010 Author Share Posted May 30, 2010 sorry, I mean exclude the electrons for now and think about the nucleus itself. Merged post follows: Consecutive posts mergedI know that electron excitation is the phenomenon that is being played, but I am wondering if the atom itself(that is including the nucleus) is also being excited Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swansont Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 sorry, I mean exclude the electrons for now and think about the nucleus itself. Merged post follows: Consecutive posts mergedI know that electron excitation is the phenomenon that is being played, but I am wondering if the atom itself(that is including the nucleus) is also being excited "The atom itself" has to include the electrons. What defines the atomic properties of an atom is the interaction between the nucleus and the electrons. For the question of whether the nucleus itself typically sees any excitation, the answer is no. Virtually all nuclear excited states far exceed those of an atomic system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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