Once upon a time there lived Electra the electron

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Electra lived on the second energy level of an oxygen atom with 5

brothers and sisters

And two more brothers who lived in the basement, but we won’t worry about them

Electra’s oxygen atom home floated hundreds of miles up in the Earth’s

atmosphere

Electra

Electra yearned for the day when he could get jolted by a high energy

particle from the sun….

And jump from “resting” in his room on level two to a HIGHER energy level… maybe all the way up to level 6

Electra at “rest” at home

Electra*WANTS* to get jolted up to here

Just then… *ZAP* Electra gets zapped with a high energy particle from the sun and

IMMEDIATELY ends up on energy level 6• Electra feels VERY ENERGIZED on the

new room on level 6

But after a time, Electra realizes she’d MUCH rather be “at REST”

back on level 2

Edward wants to be back at “rest”

Edward got jolted up to here

Electra knows that ALL she has to do to get back to his “AT REST”

room on level 2 was omit a PHOTON of light

To get back “to rest” in his level 2 room…

Electra wasn’t alone… in that moment, billions and billions and billions of other

“excited” level 2 electrons emitted the SAME photon of light to get back “AT REST” in

level 2

And what did ALL those EXCITED level 2 electrons create when they emitted a photon and jumped back TO REST on level 2?

The Northern Lights (aurora borealis)