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The Structure Of The Atom

70% of the rays reaching our earth from the sun are just appropriate for the existence
of life on the earth.

the following:
As mentioned before, every shell has sub-shells and electrons travel
between these sub-shells. Each shell corresponds to a specific level of energy,
and electrons carry as much energy as allowed by the energy level of the
shell on which they circle. Shells that are more distant from the nucleus, ha-
ve higher energy. When a space for one electron becomes available in an up-
per shell, the electron suddenly disappears, and then re-appears again in
that sub-shell with higher energy level. Yet, in order for the electron to per-
form this, it has to raise its energy level to the level required by the shell to
which it jumps. The electron increases its energy level by absorbing (swallo-
wing) photon particles coming from the sun.
We can make the situation clearer with a few examples. Let us consider
the Morpho Butterfly. The pigments on the butterfly absorb the entire sun-
light re-emitting only the colour blue. When the light particles for that reflec-

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