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(LAB 9: SPECTROSCOPY: ABSORPTION & EMISSION)What is the difference between absorption and emission? Transmission and reflection?

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• Absorption changes the state of a particle from its original state to a higher state.

• Emission makes a particle go from a high energy state to a lower one.

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• In the Transmission the wave passes from one medium to another.

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• In the Reflection the wave changes direction when it collides with a different medium.

Step-by-step explanation:

- Difference between absorption and emission:

Absorption and emission are related to electromagnetic radiation. The difference is that the Absorption of electromagnetic radiation changes the state of a particle (for example, an atom), from its original state to a higher state. While the Emission of electromagnetic radiation makes a particle with high energy content go from a high energy state to a lower one, in this case, the particle releases energy in the form of a photon.

- Difference between transmission and reflection:

Transmission and reflection are ways in which a wave moves. The difference is that in the Transmission the wave passes from one medium to another and in the Reflection the wave changes direction when it collides with a different medium.

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