Do Opaque materials undergo any change after absorbtion of light ?

Subject: Do Opaque materials undergo any change after absorbtion of light ?

Date: Wed May 12 23:21:17 1999
Posted by Vivek Narayan
Grade level: grad (science) School: individual
City: Kuwait State/Province: Kuwait Country: Kuwait
Area of science: Physics
ID: 926569277.Ph

Message:



I mean to ask that :-
1. When light is absorbed by opaque materials what actually 
happens I suppose that its electrons take that light energy ( 
photons )and go to another permanent quantum state. Does this 
cause a change in the material itself ?

2. on absorbtion of light energy by opaque materials can we say 
that the light energy has been converted into chemical energy ?

Re: Do Opaque materials undergo any change after absorbtion of light ?

Current Queue | Current Queue for Physics | Physics archives

Try the links in the MadSci Library for more information on Physics.