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Re: The magical creation of the photon.

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and then as they began to separate each electron falls back to the lower energy level and creates a complete infrared waveform with a crest and trough. Could someone please elaborate on this to give us a good description of each step in this event?
the only thing i can think to add is that the electron will drop specifically into the third energy level of a hydrogen atom when photons in the infra-red spectrum are emitted. A small point but apparently it was significant enough for me to have to learn it for my physics exam that i put behind me about a month ago.

P.S. i have a dictionary sitting next to me and i still make plenty of spelling mistakes, making me a prime example of laziness.

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