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I understand that a cathode ray will be attracted to one pole of a magnet, while being repelled away by the other. The cathode ray, being electrons and thus negatively charged, must definitely be attracted by the positive pole of the magnet, while being repelled by the negative pole of the...

Thanks. But in regards to the temperature, should there be a volume of such protons in a fixed vessel, bombarded with photons, wouldn't that imply a rise in temperature?

Ok, i want to make the question clear: 1) Let's say I strike my hydrogen atom with a single photon; will the electron rise up a shell level, and the nucleus become more energetic as well? OR just the electron will rise up a shell level, and the nucleus will be undisturbed? 2) Also, if I strike...