Is there a way to speed up the action of atomic particles traveling around the nucleus of an atom?

Question

If it were possible, would it make the molecules become invisible?It would seem that light would not be able to reflect off it.

Answer 1

Way too much daydreamin' there. Ya know, if you REALLY took an interest in educating yourself on such mysteries you would already know that there already IS a potential workable "cloaking" process for the military. If you were at all familiar with atomic and molecular models, you would have a clear sense of just how difficult, if at all possible your approach would be. How would you shield light radiation from the electrons, the atomic particles responsible for light emissions, when they also have to participate in bond sites to hold molecules together. The electrons have to be in the locality in order to stabilize the molecular structure. They can't be running amok.

If you REALLY want to know these things, instead of typing whatever pops into your head, catch more Discovery Channel, History Channel, etc. Look for "Big Science", "The Universe" mini-series, "Tactical to Practical" -- the list is large, if you're of a mind to get smart. More science, less WWE.

To your question, the promising technology channels light around and, in some sense, "through" an object being camouflaged. Prototype apparel -- a person wearing a "cloaking" suit would appear as a head floating against the backdrop of scenery from any reasonable distance. Extremely expensive to replicate, but, who knows in the next 10 or 20 years.

There is a second technology that is more sophisticated, more akin to "Star Trek", and the Romulans. But that has too many unanswered questions about duration, exposure, energy expenditure and health risk to the user. Conceptually, it could work. But, then, our technology could produce yet another invention, making cloaking impractical or obsolete before it was invented.

Answer 2

No; the electrons are already "traveling" as fast as they can. If you increase the energy of the electron, it orbits the nucleus from a greater distance and travels slower. This is because the electrostatic attractive force of (+) nucleus and (-) electron must be balanced by the centrifugal force of the revolution. If the distance between the two gets bigger, the electrostatic attraction is less. The electron must "slow down," or it will go flying off.