Sorcerer Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Are the two related somehow? Or am I way off? Isn't florescence the breaking (loss of KE) of an electron as it moves between shells? Wiki didn't link the two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swansont Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Are the two related somehow? Or am I way off? Isn't florescence the breaking (loss of KE) of an electron as it moves between shells? Wiki didn't link the two. They are not related. The change in energy of bound states leading to fluorescence is not associated with an acceleration, which is the hallmark of bremsstrahlung. Which comes from free, not bound, charged particles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sorcerer Posted January 4, 2016 Author Share Posted January 4, 2016 They are not related. The change in energy of bound states leading to fluorescence is not associated with an acceleration, which is the hallmark of bremsstrahlung. Which comes from free, not bound, charged particles. You mean deceleration right? Don't electrons in higher orbitals have higher KE (due to covering larger distances/orbital shapes in the same time?) and therefore lose KE when they drop down a shell? Doesn't loss of KE = Deceleration? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swansont Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Deceleration is an acceleration in the negative direction. But if you speed a charge up, you will also get radiation. The change in energy of bound states is not associated with an acceleration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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