Types of Emission Spectrum

The emission spectrum is a specimen of bright lines or bands obtained by passing emitted polychromatic light rays through the prism. It is of two types. They are continuous and discontinuous emission spectra.

1. Solar spectrum is
an example of a
continuous
emission spectrum.
A continuous
spectrum is a
pattern of
diffused glowing
bands merged into
each other.
A discontinuous
spectrum consists
of separate and
unmerged
spectral lines.
When sunlight
passes through
the prism shows a
series of seven-
colored diffused
bands called the
solar spectrum.
When the emitted
light radiations of
exciting substances
pass through the
spectrograph, we
get a series of
sharp lines
separated by dark
bands.
The atomic
spectrum is an
example of it.
CONTINUOUS SPECTRUM
DISCONTINUOUS
SPECTRUM
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IS
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Types of Emission Spectrum