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How is a spectrum formed?

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1. Energy is supplied to the gasesous atomsfrom the hot gas or vapour sourse.

2. Infinite number of discrete energy level exist in the atomic structure

3. The atom are excited to upper enery level but wont reside at excited states for long and revert back to ground state

4. The electronic transition from high energy level to low energy level emits photon

5. The photon energy is equal the energy different between those two levels.

6. Series of distinct lines on dark background is formed

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