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Is the spectrum for the incandescent light a continuous spectrum or a line spectrum?
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incandescent bulb is equivalent to white light, i.e it has all the seven wavelengths of light. therefore when passed through a prism it is disperses into all the seven wavelengths WITHOUT ANY SPACES OR BOUNDARIES and are obtained on the screen as a CONTINUOUS SPECTRUM.
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∙ 12y agoBlack body radiation. Typical of hot bodies.
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How are the continuous bright line spectrum and spectral lines similar?
In a continuous spectrum, you see every color in visible light from wavelengths around 380 nm to 780 nm. The bright light spectrum has only light at specific wavelengths, forming narrow regions of lights. This is characteristic of a particular substance, emitting these lights from its unique electron configuration. Light at specific wavelengths is emitted for different substances, but not a continuous rainbow.
Which type of spectrum can be produced by solid liquid or gas?
The spectrum produced by solid is continuous spectrum. Continuous spectrum is formed by all, solid liquid and gases if the pressure is high. In case of low pressure, gases produce line spectrum.
What does the term bright line spectrum mean?
There are several kinds of spectra. Bright line spectrum, or emission spectrum, is when light emitted by a gas has an electrical discharge going through it, and it produces a spectrum of just a few isolated parallel lines.
How can you Distinguish absorption spectrum from emission spectrum?
Emission spectra are bright-line spectra, absorption spectra are dark-line spectra. That is: an emission spectrum is a series of bright lines on a dark background. An absorption spectrum is a series of dark lines on a normal spectrum (rainbow) background.
How is the bright light spectra of elements produced?
An emission or absorption line in a spectrum that arises when an electron moves between two energy levels in an atom. A jump to a higher level requires an input of energy, and produces a dark absorption line. A drop to a lower level releases energy, producing a bright emission line.
Continuous spectrum with dark lines where light is absorbed?
dark-line spectrum...
How are the continuous bright line spectrum and spectral lines similar?
In a continuous spectrum, you see every color in visible light from wavelengths around 380 nm to 780 nm. The bright light spectrum has only light at specific wavelengths, forming narrow regions of lights. This is characteristic of a particular substance, emitting these lights from its unique electron configuration. Light at specific wavelengths is emitted for different substances, but not a continuous rainbow.
Is an atomic emission spectrum a continuous range of colors?
No. Atomic emission spectrum is non-contiuous and it is named as line spectrum.
Which type of spectrum can be produced by solid liquid or gas?
The spectrum produced by solid is continuous spectrum. Continuous spectrum is formed by all, solid liquid and gases if the pressure is high. In case of low pressure, gases produce line spectrum.
What is the difference between sunlight produced spectrum and hydrogen gas produced spectrum?
The spectrum of sunlight is continuous while for hydrogen is line spectrum (discontinuous)
What is the difference between a continuous spectrum an a line spectrum?
Dispersion, the separation of visible light into a spectrum, may be accomplished by means of a prism or a diffraction grating. Each different wavelength or frequency of visible light corresponds to a different color, so that the spectrum appears as a band of colors ranging from violet at the short-wavelength (high-frequency) end of the spectrum through indigo, blue, green, yellow, and orange, to red at the long-wavelength (low-frequency) end of the spectrum. In addition to visible light, other types of electromagnetic radiation may be spread into a spectrum according to frequency or wavelength. The spectrum formed from white light contains all colors, or frequencies, and is known as a continuous spectrum. Continuous spectra are produced by all incandescent solids and liquids and by gases under high pressure. A gas under low pressure does not produce a continuous spectrum but instead produces a line spectrum, i.e., one composed of individual lines at specific frequencies characteristic of the gas, rather than a continuous band of all frequencies. If the gas is made incandescent by heat or an electric discharge, the resulting spectrum is a bright-line, or emission, spectrum, consisting of a series of bright lines against a dark background. A dark-line, or absorption, spectrum is the reverse of a bright-line spectrum; it is produced when white light containing all frequencies passes through a gas not hot enough to be incandescent. It consists of a series of dark lines superimposed on a continuous spectrum, each line corresponding to a frequency where a bright line would appear if the gas were incandescent. The Fraunhofer lines appearing in the spectrum of the sun are an example of a dark-line spectrum; they are caused by the absorption of certain frequencies of light by the cooler, outer layers of the solar atmosphere. Line spectra of either type are useful in chemical analysis, since they reveal the presence of particular elements. The instrument used for studying line spectra is the spectroscope.
Why is there a line spectrum over a continuous spectrum in a spectroscope?
The lines in a spectroscope tell what element(s) are being observed. The continuous color are background noise or put there for a reference.
What type of spectrum does the Sun's photosphere produce?
Visible light is a portion of the electromagnetic radiation that is visible to the human eye. Stars Emit their own light. visible Light has a Wavelength of around 80 or 400 nm to about 760 or 780 nm
Why does in line spectrum there is spaces between spectrum whereas in continuous it is not so?
In case of continuous spectrum we have all sorts of frequencies. This ensures that probability of transfer of electrons at various energy levels are equally available. But in case of line spectrum it is some how a characteristic which is restrained with the transfer of electrons in specified energy levels.
What is a natural phenomenon that exhibits a continuous spectrum?
A continuous spectrum is produced when white light passes through a prism or when hot gas is heated to incandescence. In either case the light is separated into its component colors based on their different wavelengths. All the colors of the visible spectrum from red to violet are present in the resulting continuous spectrum.When white light passes through a prism the individual wavelengths of light are bent at different angles separating the light into a spectrum. This is known as dispersion. The prism separates the wavelengths of light into visible colors with the shortest wavelength being the color red and the longest wavelength being the color violet.When hot gas is heated to incandescence the gas molecules become excited and emit light. The light produced is a continuous spectrum because all the wavelengths of visible light are present. The intensity of the emitted light varies with the wavelength with the shortest wavelength having the greatest intensity and the longest wavelength having the least intensity.
Why is the emission spectrum of hydrogen a line spectrum and not a continuous spectrum?
It's a line spectrum because of the quantization of energy- meaning you only see energy with levels n=1,2,3.... One would never see the energy level n=2.8 for instance- that would be the case if it were continuous rather than a line spectrum.
What is a example of energy Pyramid?
an example of a energy pyramid is say for example theres a continuous light protected by a line spectrum it automatically gives energy to the energy pyramid.
