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Why do only some materials glow under UV light?

At New Scientist, an atom can be visualised like a solar system, with electrons orbiting the nucleus, similar to the way that planets orbit our sun. However, only certain orbits are allowed, associated with certain energy levels. Only photons with a specific energy can be absorbed or emitted by an electron in order to allow…

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