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In the laboratory in a flame test. Electrons are excited to higher energy levels and when they fall back light is emitted. The frequency (colour), v is related to the energy by Plancks equation, E=hv

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Q: When is the characteristic bright-line spectrum of an atom produced?
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An emission spectrum of an atom is produced when its electrons are .?

Releasing Energy


What does the absorption spectrum of an atom show?

The absorption spectrum of an atom shows that the atom emits that spectrum which it absorbs.


Why line spectrum is called finger print spectrum?

It is unique to a specific atom. The emission spectrum of sodium, for example, has two characteristic lines close together in the yellow part of the spectrum, which cannot be found in any other atom. Each line in a spectrum relates to a change in electron state or level.


According to Bohr's model of the hydrogen atom how is hydrogen's emission spectrum produced?

it is produced when an electron from a higher energy orbit drops down to a lower level of energy orbit.


According to Bohr model of hydrogen atom how is hydrogen's emission spectrum produced?

It's produced when an electron from a higher energy orbit drops down to a lower level energy orbit


Why atom gives the line spectrum and molecule give the band spectrum?

atom give line spectrum because it is sharukh khan and molecule is salman khan that is why it give continiuos spectrum


Which number associated with an atom is a characteristic property?

Atomic number is a characteristic property of an atom. Each element has its own unique atomic number, which is the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom.


The fingerprint of an atom is seen in its?

bright line spectrum


Does every atom of an element show properties of its element?

Yes, that is a characteristic of an atom.


What is the total collection of photons emitted by a given atom?

Spectrum


Who made the electromagnetic spectrum?

No one made the electromagnetic spectrum, it's a part of nature. The very first excited atom.


How does the spectrum of a molecule differ from spectrum of a atom?

A molecule has additional spectral lines due to changes in its rotational and vibrational energies.