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When light hits an atom the atom absorbs certain wavelengths of light and reflects others. Upon gaining energy from light the electrons in the atom are elevated to a higher energy state. Upon returning from this state to the ground state the electrons lose energy in the form of a photon (which may be within the visible spectrum). As different elements have different gaps between each energy level, different elements will have different wavelengths of photon given out and thus different emission spectrums.
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Each element will give off the same spectrum of light?
No, different elements produce unique spectra of light. This characteristic allows scientists to identify elements by analyzing the specific wavelengths of light they emit or absorb, which is the basis of spectroscopy.
What would be observed if the flame tests were viewed through a spectroscope?
Emission spectrum of the elements placed in the flame. The flame test is usually applied when Sodium, Potassium or other such metals are thought to be present since they give a very noticeable result - Sodium gives orange colour to the flame (as it does to sodium street lighting!) - Potassium gives a lilac colour etc
Dalton's atomic theory stated that every element was made of atoms that could not be subdivided atoms of the same element are like and?
Dalton's atomic theory states that elements are composed of indivisible atoms and that all atoms of a given element are identical in mass and properties. Atoms of different elements have different masses and properties.
Is Black comprised of every color in the spectrum?
No, black is the absence of color. It is created when all colors are absorbed and none are reflected.
What best describes a spectrum?
A spectrum is a band of seven colors obtained after white light is split. This can be understood by the fact that if a white light (sunlight) is passed through a prism and allowed to fall on a white screen, the seven split colors can be seen. The arrangement of the colors are in the order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange and red. This arranged group of colors is called a spectrum. A rainbow is an example of a natural spectrum This also may help you remember the order of the colours in the spectrum- R(red) O(orange) Y(YELLOW) G.(green) B(blue) I(indigo) V(violet) Roy G. Biv\ you can also remember it as: (R)ead (O)ur (Y)ellow (G)rafic (B)ecause (I)t's (V)ictorious
What element can produce an atomic emission spectrum in its natural state neon chlorine silicon or Krypton?
Every element can produce an emission spectrum, if it is sufficiently heated. Of the 4 elements that you mention, neon is the most useful, in terms of its emission spectrum, and it is used in a certain type of lighting.
What spectum is obtained When any element in the gas phase is excited to the point where it emits visible light?
When any element is excited to the point where it emits visible light, it emits a unique spectrum. The mercury in a florescent lamp emits a spectrum in the ultraviolet spectrum. It excites phosphorus powder on the inside of the bulb. The ultraviolet rays strike the phosphorus and it emits white light. Sodium emits yellow light. Potassium emits purple light. Sodium actually emits two different yellows. Each element emits several different colors.The above is not wrong, but it doesn't really answer the question. I believe the answer the poster was looking for is emission spectrum.You may be correct. I have no intention of giving the emission spectrum of every element. I only wished to help the questioner understand what happens when an emission spectrum is produced. I had the idea that the questioner had the idea that every element produced the same emission spectrum. We interpreted the question differently.
What does every element emit if it is heated by passing an electric discharge through its gas or vapor?
Every element emits a unique spectrum of colored lines when heated by passing an electric discharge through its gas or vapor. This is known as the element's atomic emission spectrum, and can be used to identify the element.
How can emission spectra used to identify presence of specific elements in a substance?
In atomic spectroscopy, each element has a unique spectrum. The atomic spectrum obtained from a sample is a combination of the spectra of each elemental component. We take the strongest line from the sample spectrum and determine which elements could have caused it (we call these "candidates"). We then look at the full spectrum from each candidate and see whether or not every major line is present in the sample spectrum. If so, we say that element is present.Then we subtract the spectrum (or spectra) of the element(s) we have determined to be present from the sample spectrum and repeat the same process with the next strongest line in the (leftover) sample spectrum. We continue repeating this process until all lines in the sample spectrum are accounted for.
Is it true that each element has a unique set of lines on a spectrum?
Yes, each element has a unique set of spectral lines because the lines are determined by the energy levels of the electrons in that specific element. This uniqueness allows scientists to identify elements based on their spectral signature.
How can scientists use light to identify an element?
Every element has a unique emission spectrum. The lines in these spectra deduce the amount of energy released during electron transition from a higher energy level to a lower. After obtaining this spectrum, the scientists can compare them with their tabulated data.
Can you use flame test to identify element?
Yes. Every element has a very particular emission spectrum. Each element has a specific structure of nucleus and electron orbits. Because of this, when a certain element is ionized (ie. by a flame), the electrons rejoining with the nuclei give off a specific frequency of light. The color of light witnessed after burning the compound is an indicator of the elements present.
How can emission spectrocopy be used to identify metal salts?
Each spectra is unique to each element as fingerprints are to humans because they each have their own spectral pattern and by comparing the spectra of a known element to the unknown element or ion you can identify them.
Each element will give off the same spectrum of light?
No, different elements produce unique spectra of light. This characteristic allows scientists to identify elements by analyzing the specific wavelengths of light they emit or absorb, which is the basis of spectroscopy.
Does Every element and compound in nature have a unique set of spectral lines?
Elements have several spectral lines and although some lines may be the same between different elements most lines are not and the whole spectrum for each element is indeed unique.
Are the number of electrons different from every atom of every element?
Each element has a different number of electrons. All atoms of that element have the same number of electrons. The number of electrons is the same as the number of protons.
What must every element have different?
Each element has a different number of neutrons.
