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Can He, He+, or He+2 absorb a visible photon? If yes, which ones?

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Can He, He+, or He+2 absorb a visible photon? If yes, which ones?

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  1. He and He+ can absorb a photon, excitating their electrons.

    since He2+ doesn't have any electrons, it doesn't absorb photons in casual way (such as electron excitation in spectra).

    But some sort of other interaction can be seen - if the photon has enough energy, electron-positron pair can be created by the interaction, but this is not normal absorbtion.

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