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What if Anything is Wrong Task – Light Emission. View the emission spectrum for Hydrogen. Describe the emission spectrum of Hydrogen. It is a continuous spectrum like a light bulb It consists of bright lines at distinct colors It is like a rainbow. View the absorption spectrum for Hydrogen.
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Describe the emission spectrum of Hydrogen • It is a continuous spectrum like a light bulb • It consists of bright lines at distinct colors • It is like a rainbow
A student makes the following comment.Student: “In the absorption spectrum for hydrogen, the hydrogen emits a continuous spectrum except at the wavelengths corresponding to the lines in the hydrogen emission spectrum.”
What if anything is wrong with the student’s statement? • The statement is correct • The light is emitted by a source different than the hydrogen. The missing lines have nothing to do with hydrogen • The hydrogen emits at all frequencies just a smaller amount for the dark lines • Hydrogen absorbs light from another source, and reemits in all directions reducing the brightness
What if anything is wrong with the student’s statement? • The statement is correct • The light is emitted by a source different than the hydrogen. The missing lines have nothing to do with hydrogen • The hydrogen emits at all frequencies just a smaller amount for the dark lines • Hydrogen absorbs light from another source, and reemits in all directions reducing the brightness