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This is from a physics textbook
All objects radiate energy continuously in the form of electromagnetic waves due to thermal vibrations of their molecules. These vibrations create the orange glow of an electric stove burner, an electric space heater, and the coils of a toaster
Is the orange glow caused by electrons descending an orbit and releasing a photon? If so, why are the electrons doing that? Maybe when a slow electron bounces into a fast electron it gains energy and hence the electron ascends to an excited state.
All objects radiate energy continuously in the form of electromagnetic waves due to thermal vibrations of their molecules. These vibrations create the orange glow of an electric stove burner, an electric space heater, and the coils of a toaster
Is the orange glow caused by electrons descending an orbit and releasing a photon? If so, why are the electrons doing that? Maybe when a slow electron bounces into a fast electron it gains energy and hence the electron ascends to an excited state.