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As a bit of a lay-person when it comes to physics...
When considering combustion reactions (example: wood burning), I am a bit unsure about the source of the light of the flame.
My current thoughts are the following:
Maybe:
1. The photons are produced from the exchange of an electron during the combination of carbon and oxygen atoms. Some transition takes place in which a photon is emitted.
Or
2. Energy from the combustion process causes collisions between other atoms/molecules, and due to the collisions, electrons reach a higher energy level, and then decay back, releasing a photon in the process. Wouldn't this be something like blackbody radiation?
Or
3. Maybe a combination of both of the processes?
Any help is greatly appreciated. Hopefully someone can steer me in the right direction. Thanks in advance.
When considering combustion reactions (example: wood burning), I am a bit unsure about the source of the light of the flame.
My current thoughts are the following:
Maybe:
1. The photons are produced from the exchange of an electron during the combination of carbon and oxygen atoms. Some transition takes place in which a photon is emitted.
Or
2. Energy from the combustion process causes collisions between other atoms/molecules, and due to the collisions, electrons reach a higher energy level, and then decay back, releasing a photon in the process. Wouldn't this be something like blackbody radiation?
Or
3. Maybe a combination of both of the processes?
Any help is greatly appreciated. Hopefully someone can steer me in the right direction. Thanks in advance.