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So a photon is absorbed into and emitted from electrons, causing the electrons to jump energy levels around an atomic nucleus. And enough energy absorbed into the electron will cause the electron to break from the atom altogether.
My question is, where does this energy that enters the electron come from? From what I gather, the energy can only come from photons since the photon is the only "force carrier" for electrons.
So when an atom with a strong positive charge travels near an atom with available electrons, the two atoms interact in various ways.
1) If the electron jumps from one atom to another atom, can it be due to a photon exchange between the electron of atom "a" and the proton of atom "b?"
2) If the two atoms form a bond, is it due to photons being exchanged between the electron(s) of atom "a" and protons of atom "b?"
Thanks
My question is, where does this energy that enters the electron come from? From what I gather, the energy can only come from photons since the photon is the only "force carrier" for electrons.
So when an atom with a strong positive charge travels near an atom with available electrons, the two atoms interact in various ways.
1) If the electron jumps from one atom to another atom, can it be due to a photon exchange between the electron of atom "a" and the proton of atom "b?"
2) If the two atoms form a bond, is it due to photons being exchanged between the electron(s) of atom "a" and protons of atom "b?"
Thanks