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Discovery 4-1 Atomic Emission Spectra
In this emission spectra worksheet, students use a spectroscope to observe three types of spectra. These include continuous spectrum, emission spectrum and absorption spectrum.
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Vmc: What Is Light?
What is light? A detailed examination of what creates light, light spectrums, scientists' discoveries, and colored graphics. Appropriate for the older student or adult researcher.
Simon Fraser University
Chem1 Virtual Textbook: What Are Line Spectra?
Acting as part of an overview on quantum theory, this section of the site answers the question, what are line spectra? In addition to the definition and a discussion of related terms, the site also discusses how line spectra are organized.
Simon Fraser University
Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Emission and Absorption Spectra
Acting as a subtopic of the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook's section on Atoms and the Periodic Table, this site specifically discusses emission and absorption spectra in relation to the Bohr model.