How do atoms only reflect one frequency of light?

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How do atoms only reflect one frequency of light?

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They don’t. Different atoms reflect many different frequencies of light, even multiple frequencies at the same time. In fact, this is one of the ways of identifying them: by seeing what frequencies they emit. It is kind of like a fingerprint or signature.

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