Each gas, depending on its atomic structure, emits radiation of certain wavelengths, called its emission spectrum. An electron absorbs a particular wavelength of light causing the electron to move from a lower orbital to a higher orbital, this is what makes these emission spectrums. True False

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Each gas, depending on its atomic structure, emits radiation of certain
wavelengths, called its emission spectrum. An electron absorbs a particular
wavelength of light causing the electron to move from a lower orbital to a higher
orbital, this is what makes these emission spectrums.
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Transcribed Image Text:Each gas, depending on its atomic structure, emits radiation of certain wavelengths, called its emission spectrum. An electron absorbs a particular wavelength of light causing the electron to move from a lower orbital to a higher orbital, this is what makes these emission spectrums. True False
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