Sentences with phrase «vibrate at a particular frequency»
Chemists have long known that atoms in a molecule vibrate at a particular frequency, depending on their overall molecular structure.
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They began with a a tiny mechanical paddle, or «quantum drum,» around 30 micrometers long that vibrates when set in motion at a particular range of frequencies.
So the selective absorption of light by a particular material occurs because the selected frequency of the light wave matches the frequency at which electrons in the atoms of that material vibrate.