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    Atoms emit light of different colors depending on their structure. Electrons can exist at different energy levels, and drop to lower levels while emitting photons. The wavelength of these photons depends on the size of the energy gap, appearing as different colors. Astronomers use atomic emission spectra to determine the composition of stars. Fireworks produce color through burning metal compounds, which causes electrons to shift energy levels and emit photons of characteristic wavelengths, seen as the colors of the flames.

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    Rainbow Fire

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    Atoms emit light of different colors depending on their structure. Electrons can exist at different energy levels, and drop to lower levels while emitting photons. The wavelength of these photons depends on the size of the energy gap, appearing as different colors. Astronomers use atomic emission spectra to determine the composition of stars. Fireworks produce color through burning metal compounds, which causes electrons to shift energy levels and emit photons of characteristic wavelengths, seen as the colors of the flames.

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    Atoms emit light of different colors depending on their structure. Electrons can exist at different energy levels, and drop to lower levels while emitting photons. The wavelength of these photons depends on the size of the energy gap, appearing as different colors. Astronomers use atomic emission spectra to determine the composition of stars. Fireworks produce color through burning metal compounds, which causes electrons to shift energy levels and emit photons of characteristic wavelengths, seen as the colors of the flames.

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    Atoms emit light of different colors depending on their structure. Electrons can exist at different energy levels, and drop to lower levels while emitting photons. The wavelength of these photons depends on the size of the energy gap, appearing as different colors. Astronomers use atomic emission spectra to determine the composition of stars. Fireworks produce color through burning metal compounds, which causes electrons to shift energy levels and emit photons of characteristic wavelengths, seen as the colors of the flames.

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    Rainbow Fire

    How to make Rainbow Fire?

    I. Atoms
    II. Energy levels
    a. Electrons
    b. Quantum mechanics
    c. Photon
    III. Astronomers use it
    a. To discover the
    atomic composition of
    stars
    b. physicists and
    chemists use it too
    IV. Flame photometry
    a. fireworks
    b.metal compounds
    RAINBOW FIRE
    How to make Rainbow Fire?

    All matter is made of atoms. Atoms have a nucleus,


    which consists of protons and neutrons, and is
    surrounded by electrons. The nucleus is
    concentrated in a very small space, about 10-15 m.
    An entire atom is on the order of 10-10 m, so the
    electrons are relatively far from the nucleus,
    and, strangely enough, atoms are mostly empty
    space.
    Physicists have found that the electrons traveling
    around the atomic nucleus can have only certain
    amounts of energy, called energy levels. In other
    words, the energy levels of atomic electrons are
    quantized. If electrons gain energy, they can move
    from one energy level up to a higher level, but
    these different energy levels are not continuous—
    they come in discrete steps. This fundamental
    discovery is known as quantum mechanics. Quantum
    mechanics describes how an atom's electrons
    interact with electrons of other atoms and with
    photons.
    Atomic electrons at higher energy levels can also
    lose energy, dropping down to a lower energy
    level. Again, the electron moves from one allowed
    energy state to another. The lost energy can be
    carried away in the form of heat (vibrational
    energy) or in the form of light—when the electron
    reverts to a lower energy state, a photon of light
    is produced. The photon produced will have an
    energy equal to the difference between the
    electron's initial high energy state and the later
    lower-energy state. For visible light, we perceive
    these differences in photon energy as differences
    in the color of the light. Because different types
    of atoms have different gaps between their energy
    levels, they make light of different colors when
    their electrons lose energy.
    Not only can astronomers use this knowledge to
    figure out the atomic composition of distant
    stars, but it can also be used to create fireworks
    shows. Have you ever watched a fireworks show and
    wondered how all the different colors — amazing
    reds, yellows, oranges, blues, purples, greens,
    and more — are made? The color, or colors, that a
    firework makes depends on what chemicals are in
    the firework. These chemicals are various metal
    compounds that burn when the firework goes off,
    and burning the compounds is what makes the
    colors.
    In this science project, I will use a procedure
    that is similar to flame photometry or a flame
    test to observe the color of light produced when
    various metal compounds are burned. I will need
    adult supervision with this experiment, and
    perform the experiment extremely carefully so that
    the flames stay small and under control. What
    colors will different chemical compounds produce?
    Sources Consulted

    Goldman, M.V., et al. (2000). Spectral Lines.


    Retrieved October 16, 2012 from
    http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/quantumzone/i
    ndex.html

    Wikipedia contributors. (2012, October 15).


    Spectral Lines. Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia.
    Retrieved October 16, 2012 from
    http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spectral
    _line&oldid=517881133

    Mineralogy Database. (n.d.). Flame Coloration by


    Element. Retrieved June 3, 2014, from
    http://webmineral.com/help/FlameTest.shtml#.U44wvf
    ldWSp

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