Can Protons Emit and Absorb Any Amount of Energy in the Continuum?

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Protons, unlike electrons, do not emit or absorb energy in the same manner when in the continuum. While electrons can freely emit and absorb any amount of energy, protons are bound by different physical principles. The discussion confirms that protons do not exhibit the same free-free emission characteristics as electrons, thus limiting their energy interactions.

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Hi

I am doing a beginners physics course and I am learning about free-free emissions and bound bound emissions.
I understand that an electron can emit and absorb any amount of energy if its in the continuum and therefore free. But what about the proton? It it sits in the continuuem can it also emit and absorb any amount of energy?
Thanks
L
 
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