What are continuous and line spectrums?

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Sanjay Kamath
Jun 25, 2018

The first contains a set of frequencies, the latter discrete frequencies.

Explanation:

Continuous spectra are usually the products of thermal radiation and constitute a band of frequencies. Line spectra are produced by excited electrons losing energy and emitting discrete frequencies, as dictated by quantum mechanics.

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