A mirror reflects all electromagnetic waves that fall on it in the visible spectrum. How does the mechanism of reflection work? Is it because when a photon hits an electron, the electron jumps to a higher energy level and then to come back to its initial energy level, it emits a photon.
If the energy levels of an atom are quantized, how can a mirror absorb all e.m waves in the visible spectrum? Shouldn`t it absorb only specific wavelengths?
