You see, when the light hits the atom, the atom will only absorb it if it can use it to bump an electron up an electron shell. An oxygen atom with two electrons in the innermost shell and six in the second shell. An oxygen atom, for example, has eight electrons, but these fit into two different electron shells.
The Original Hummingbird Cake Recipe. Originally submitted by Mrs. L.H. Wiggins of Greensboro, North Carolina in our February 1978 issue, this Hummingbird Cake recipe is known to have won numerous blue ribbons at county fairs. 1  View the Original 1978 Hummingbird Cake Recipe.
Whatâs in a Name. The seed of the African yellow daisy Guizotia abyssinica, Nyjer is known by many names. Originally called niger in reference to Nigeria and the plantâs origin, the name was trademarked as Nyjer Â® in 1998 by the Wild Bird Feeding Industry to clarify pronunciation.Many backyard birders also call the seed thistle, but in fact Nyjer is not related to thistle plants or seeds.he seed of the African yellow daisy Guizotia abyssinica, Nyjer is known by many names. Originally called niger in reference to Nigeria and the plantâs origin, the name was trademarked as Nyjer Â® in 1998 by the Wild Bird Feeding Industry to clarify pronunciation.