How do surfaces absorb or reflect light? Specifically, what is the physical process happening at the molecular level?
41016
Principle of Reflection on atomic level
127351
Why can we only "see" reflected light?
88577
How is light produced?
37437
How does carbon dioxide or water vapour absorb thermal infra red radiation from the sun?
128336
What's the difference between microscopy and spectroscopy?
21246
Colder surface radiates to warmer surface
85886
Polarization of light upon reflection
57260
Photoelectric Effect - Dependence of current on frequency
139485
Reflectivity of a glowing-hot metal surface
10371
If photon energies are continuous and atomic energy levels are discrete, how can atoms absorb photons?
54757
Why is the light reflected at the same angle from mirror?
158780
What common materials absorb most infrared light?
59491
How, on a physical level, does ATP confer energy?
89846
The workings of the Hall effect?
30735
Why do surfaces act like barriers for electrons?
103320
What happens to lighting when an object the Light cantrip is cast on is broken or destroyed?
140411
Is there a substance that doesn't reflect OR absorb light from the visible light spectrum?