Explain at the atomic/molecular level why each of the following are generated
line spectra
band spectra
continuum spectra
line spectra : this spectra will be given by atoms / elements
when a gas or a vapour of metal is kept in a discharge tube and a high potential is applied, line spectrum is formed. Each element has its own characteristic line spectrum.
band spectra this is givens by molecules
Band spectra is the group of lines that are closely spaced and arranged in a regular sequence that appears to be a band. It is a colored band, separated by dark spaces on the two sides and arranged in a regular sequence
continuum spectra
The spectrum of white light that ranges from violet to red, such spectrum is called continuous spectrum.
Example: VIBGYOR
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