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Atomic spectra
electromagnetic spectrum
Line
atomic spectra
Origin
increasing energy
Q.1
DE = Einit- Efinal
E = hu
E = hc
l
- 16
10
24
10
Q.2
- 14
10
22
10
- 12
10
20
10
- 10
10
18
10
-8
10
16
10
-6
10
14
10
-4
10
12
10
-2
10
10
10
10
10
10
WAVELENGTH / m
10
10
10
FREQUENCY / Hz
Atomic spectra
Points
7
6
5
4
n=1
n =1 to n =
n =1 to n =3
Increasing frequency
decreasing wavelength
KNOCKHARDY PUBLISHING 2009
n =1 to n =2
Atomic spectra
Emission
Emission spectra arise when electrons, having been excited to higher energy
levels, return to lower ones and give out energy.
Balmer, was the first to notice this effect and gave his name to the spectral series
resulting from transitions back to the second energy level. This was because it
was in the visible region.
7
6
5
4
Brackett
Paschen
Balmer
arrows in the diagram point downwards
electrons are going from high to low energy
more complicated than the absorption spectrum
series are arranged and named according to
where the transition ends.
Series
Lyman
Balmer
Paschen
Brackett
Pfund
n =1
Lyman
Lyman
Balmer
Paschen
Increasing frequency
decreasing wavelength
Emission spectrum
Ends on
n=1
n=2
n=3
n=4
n=5
Region
UV
VISIBLE
IR
IR
IR