color is, afterall, only the energy of the photons absorbed by your eye, right? Why can't green and yellow be representative of the 'actual material' of the atom? That would only mean those atoms reflect/emit electromagnetic radiation in waves with the frequency corresponding to yellow and green 'color'. Erm, yeah I'm trying to be careful how I say things because I'm by no means a chem smartie pants :)Quote:
the colours for example are not indicative of the actual colour of the material