Energy Levels?

All these examples on the internet of Photon absorption and radiation I have
see on the internet show the simple Bohr model of the hydrogen atom, but
what happens when an more complicated atoms absorb a photon?

1. Does the lowest energy level jump up and all the other energy levels
follow or does only the lowest jump up?

2. Can an energy level other than the lowest jump up leaving the others
below it alone?

3. Where can one get a accurate description of exactly what is happening to
atoms other than hydrogen?

Sorry for the silly question but physics is not my area of expertise, but I
still want to understand it at a basic level. I have looked at those books
like "Physics for the complete Idiot" but again they always show a simple
Bohr model of the hydrogen atom.

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Rusty Shackleford

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"Rusty Shackleford" wrote in message
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All these examples on the internet of Photon absorption and radiation I
have
see on the internet show the simple Bohr model of the hydrogen atom, but
what happens when an more complicated atoms absorb a photon?

1. Does the lowest energy level jump up and all the other energy levels
follow or does only the lowest jump up?

2. Can an energy level other than the lowest jump up leaving the others
below it alone?

3. Where can one get a accurate description of exactly what is happening
to
atoms other than hydrogen?

Energy levels are fixed. Electrons change energy level when they absorb or
emmit photons.

For other atoms than the hydrogen, the energy levels get more complicated.


Sorry for the silly question but physics is not my area of expertise, but
I
still want to understand it at a basic level. I have looked at those
books
like "Physics for the complete Idiot" but again they always show a simple
Bohr model of the hydrogen atom.

--

That's because things get very complecated. For the Helium atom, you can
find a treatment in some advanced books of quantum mechanics.

Kostas.

Or so the text book physicists would like us to believe..it makes marking
papers easier...
"Constantine" wrote in message
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"Rusty Shackleford" wrote in message
m...
All these examples on the internet of Photon absorption and radiation I
have
see on the internet show the simple Bohr model of the hydrogen atom, but
what happens when an more complicated atoms absorb a photon?

1. Does the lowest energy level jump up and all the other energy levels
follow or does only the lowest jump up?

2. Can an energy level other than the lowest jump up leaving the others
below it alone?

3. Where can one get a accurate description of exactly what is happening
to
atoms other than hydrogen?

Energy levels are fixed. Electrons change energy level when they absorb or
emmit photons.

No they are not....but they do have a higher probability of being in one
particular energy level, give or take a little...


For other atoms than the hydrogen, the energy levels get more complicated.

True , there's more going on because the gearbox has more moving parts.

Sorry for the silly question but physics is not my area of expertise,
but
I

There are no silly questions...

still want to understand it at a basic level. I have looked at those
books
like "Physics for the complete Idiot" but again they always show a
simple
Richard feynman had some interesting ideas about electron flow in atomic
systems.
(He's a dead Physicist...brilliant..but dead ;(
....he left a lot of good books though, go find one )
Bohr model of the hydrogen atom.

--

That's because things get very complecated. For the Helium atom, you can
find a treatment in some advanced books of quantum mechanics.

Kostas.