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I know the question is simple but why is glass transparent and what's in the material to adds up to those elements and all the physics behind it.
OK well that is a VERY different question to which you first asked causing me to waste my time posting a link for which you have already seenAlex299792458 said:I already watch this video and this is actually the exact video that inspired me to make this thread and it is one of my favorite sixty symbols videos. My real question was why do electron have energy band gaps and why do some materials like glass have a bigger energy gaps than lead or any other opaque materials?
Glass is transparent because it is made up of molecules that are arranged in a way that allows light to pass through them without being scattered. This means that the light is able to travel through the glass without being absorbed or reflected, resulting in the appearance of transparency.
When light hits a piece of glass, the molecules in the glass absorb some of the light energy and then re-emit it in all directions. However, due to the uniform arrangement of the molecules in glass, the re-emitted light waves are not scattered and are able to pass through the glass, making it transparent.
No, not all types of glass are transparent. The transparency of glass depends on its chemical composition and the way the molecules are arranged. For example, some types of glass used for windows or eyeglasses have additives that give them a green or blue tint, making them less transparent.
Yes, there is a limit to how thick glass can be while remaining transparent. As the thickness of glass increases, the probability of light being absorbed or scattered also increases. This means that at a certain thickness, glass will no longer appear transparent and may even appear opaque.
This is because the molecules in stained glass are not arranged in a uniform pattern like in regular glass. This causes the light passing through it to be scattered and absorbed, resulting in the appearance of color instead of transparency.