New posts in Absorption

Chemistry - Relative strength of desiccants

How can an object absorb so many wavelengths, if their energies must match an energy level transition of an electron?

How does a spectral line tell us about the magnetic field of a star?

Absorption of dark matter by black holes

Why does a yellow object turn white under a yellow light? Shouldn't it turn yellow instead?

Why do colours of object change due to incident light?

Why don't absorption and emission lines cancel out in our Sun?

Why does a blackboard dry very quickly?

What "happens" to the energy of a photon after it is absorbed?

Why do you only hear the bass when someone nearby is wearing earphones?