Absorption Spectra
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The absorption spectra of several metals.
Absorption spectra are the specific wavelengths of light absorbed by the electrons in atoms as they gain energy.
About Emission Spectra
- The spectrum of white light is a continuous change of colours with all wavelengths having the same intensity.
- An absorption spectrum is a set of specific wavelengths with a low intensity. This appears as dark lines of of missing colour from the normal spectrum made by white light.
- A absorption spectrum is created when electrons absorb the energy from an electromagnetic wave and jump to a higher energy level in an atom. This removes that particular wavelength of electromagnetic wave white light being transmitted or reflected from that material.
- The wavelengths of electromagnetic wave depend on the energy difference between the energy levels in atoms.
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| This diagram shows an electron gaining energy by absorbing an electromagnetic wave and becoming excited (moving to a higher energy level). |