Which of the following is a correct description of interactions between light and matter? Hot, diffuse gases produce spectral emission lines. Electrons transitioning between orbitals in a carbon atom can produce light of any color. The bigger the difference in energy between two orbitals, the longer the wavelength of light emitted or absorbed when an electron transitions between them. A complicated atom such as neon can emit light of any colour. Electrons can move from any orbital to any other orbital if they absorb a high-energy photon, such as an X-ray or gamma ray.

Which of the following is a correct description of interactions between light and matter? Hot, diffuse gases produce spectral emission lines. Electrons transitioning between orbitals in a carbon atom can produce light of any color. The bigger the difference in energy between two orbitals, the longer the wavelength of light emitted or absorbed when an electron transitions between them. A complicated atom such as neon can emit light of any colour. Electrons can move from any orbital to any other orbital if they absorb a high-energy photon, such as an X-ray or gamma ray.