What molecular arrangment leads to transperency?
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From: Sanny on 20 Jul 2010 12:08 We see glass is transparent. When light touches a surface it gets absorbed and reflected. But in case of glass the light goes inside it and comes out from other end. Earlier I made a guess the number of molecules in glass blocking the light will be less. But then I found some 1 feet thick glass are transparent. While even a 1mm thick aluminium plate do not allow to pass the light. So number of molecules stopping light do not effect whether a substance is transparent or not. I think its the arrangment of molecules that descide wether the substance is transparent or not. Does Glass molecule acts like a spring? and Just like a Spring allows waves to travel through it. Glass allows light wave to pass. What type of arrangment of molecules lead to transparency? Bye Sanny Chat with Physics Professor: http://www.getclub.com/chat_with/?key=Physics
From: Sam Wormley on 20 Jul 2010 12:22 On 7/20/10 11:08 AM, Sanny wrote: > We see glass is transparent. > Transparency and translucency http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transparency_and_translucency "When light encounters a material, it can interact with it in several different ways. These interactions depend on the nature of the light (its wavelength, frequency, energy, etc.) and the nature of the material. Light waves interact with an object by some combination of reflection, and transmittance with refraction". Electromagnetically induced transparency http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnetically_induced_transparency
From: Raymond Yohros on 20 Jul 2010 12:40 On Jul 20, 11:08 am, Sanny <softtank...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > We see glass is transparent. > > When light touches a surface it gets absorbed and reflected. > > But in case of glass the light goes inside it and comes out from other > end. > > Earlier I made a guess the number of molecules in glass blocking the > light will be less. > > But then I found some 1 feet thick glass are transparent. > > While even a 1mm thick aluminium plate do not allow to pass the light. > > So number of molecules stopping light do not effect whether a > substance is transparent or not. > > I think its the arrangment of molecules that descide wether the > substance is transparent or not. > > Does Glass molecule acts like a spring? and Just like a Spring allows > waves to travel through it. Glass allows light wave to pass. > > What type of arrangment of molecules lead to transparency? > that is a deep insight what i know of my own experience is that liter elements bring the best reflections. elements like H, C, N, O are great for making great reflection effects. i cannot say the same for any metal or semimetal elements. by the way, H2O is the best industrial transparency molecule i know. regards r.y
From: waldofj on 20 Jul 2010 15:50 > by the way, H2O is the best industrial > transparency molecule i know. > not even close. Think fiber optics
From: Androcles on 20 Jul 2010 16:13
"waldofj" <waldofj(a)verizon.net> wrote in message news:099ba347-c44d-4863-9e00-23c87e2047c0(a)j8g2000yqd.googlegroups.com... |> by the way, H2O is the best industrial | > transparency molecule i know. | > | not even close. Think fiber optics | Not even close. Think air. |