Why are rubies red and emeralds green? Their colors come from the same metal in their atomic structure
The colors of rubies and emeralds are so striking that they define shades of red and green – ruby red and emerald green. But ...
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Why are rubies red and emeralds green? Their colors come from the same metal in their atomic structure
Both rubies and emeralds are minerals, which is a type of rock with a consistent chemical composition and a highly ordered structure at the atomic level. When this highly ordered structure extends ...
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Why are rubies red and emeralds green? Their colors come from the same metal in their atomic structure
With a theory developed by physicists in the 1920s called crystal field theory, scientists can explain why rubies and emeralds have the colors they do. Crystal field theory makes predictions about ...