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Why are some things transparent?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

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The Photoelectric Effect

You can shine light on metal and boil off electrons if you have enough energy. There's like a highest level band, and above that, then electrons are just free again. That's why your phone call is dropped if you're in an elevator because metal is like a Faraday cage.

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