How are the lines in a hydrogen spectrum obtained?
1 Answer
Jul 31, 2017
It depends.
Explanation:
There are two types of spectral lines:
- Emission spectrum
- Absorption spectrum
The absorption spectrum is obtained by giving energy to an isolated hydrogen atom and then passing the light energy released by it through a prism to get a spectrum.
The emission spectrum is obtained by passing the light emitted by an excited sample of hydrogen through a prism which forms an emission spectrum
