Originally Posted By: paul
Sam ,I do wish that you would stop taking things out of context
because the readers probably still have the ability to comprehend
the meanings of a reply.

Originally Posted By: Sam
Where would the energy to emit the next “almost highest energy,” or “next-highest energy,” photon come from?


my reply to your question above was...

Originally Posted By: paul
the same place !!!

the atom continues to release its excess energy.



One problem. When an atom emits the highest possible energy photon it has to drop to its lowest energy state to do so. Therefore there is no energy available to emit any more photons until it has been re-energized.

Bill Gill

C is not the speed of light in a vacuum.
C is the universal speed limit.