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Light, on a scientific level, can be defined by an amount of electromagnetic radiation given off by an electron within a molecule that, having gained energy, returns from a higher valance level to it's natural level.  The emission of the excess energy by the return to the lower valence shell produces the electromagnetic radiation.
Light, on a scientific level, can be defined by an amount of electromagnetic radiation given off by an electron within an atom that, having gained energy, returns from a higher valance level to it's natural level.  The emission of the excess energy by the return to the lower valence shell produces this electromagnetic radiation.

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Light, on a scientific level, can be defined by an amount of electromagnetic radiation given off by an electron within an atom that, having gained energy, returns from a higher valance level to it's natural level. The emission of the excess energy by the return to the lower valence shell produces this electromagnetic radiation.