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What is Light ?

What is Light ? . What causes the Aurora Borealis ? . What is an Atom ? . Basic Atom Structure. Atoms also have shells. Hydrogen . Carbon . What happens when we give an electron more energy? . Activity: Flame Test .

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What is Light ?

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  1. What is Light ?

  2. What causes the Aurora Borealis ?

  3. What is an Atom ?

  4. Basic Atom Structure

  5. Atoms also have shells Hydrogen Carbon

  6. What happens when we give an electron more energy?

  7. Activity: Flame Test Now we will test what happens when we add heat from a flame to different chemical compounds.

  8. Flame Test – Explanation

  9. Energy/heat is added to an electron This causes the electron to move from a lower electron shell to a higher one

  10. Movement of electrons

  11. The electron loses the extra energy... Eventually the electron loses this energy and both heat and light are released as it drops back down.

  12. Different elements produce different light when excited

  13. But where does the majority of light come from?

  14. The Sun

  15. What elements are being excited in the sun? Mostly HYDROGEN and HELIUM atoms

  16. Colours produced from hydrogen

  17. Colours produced from helium

  18. And when the colours combine.... They produce white/visible light

  19. Different Suns produce different colours Different suns produce different colours based on the elements they contain and the amount of heat/energy they produce

  20. So what causes the Aurora Borealis ?

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