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- How do particles change energy levels?
I often read of photons manifesting different levels of energy. I know that energy increases as wavelength decreases and frequency increases. Are there other ways particles gain or lose energy? As water boils heat energy is transferred to the water causing water molecules to move faster and to bump into each other with greater momentum, but that energy isn't inherent. Is it frequency alone that transfers energy to particles, or frequency drops that cause them to lose energy?