Chemistry: The Molecular Science (5th Edition)

by Moore, John W.; Stanitski, Conrad L.

Published by Cengage Learning

ISBN 10: 1285199049

ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-904-7

Chapter 5 - Electron Configurations and the Periodic Table - Conceptual Exercise 5.5 - Many Spectral Lines, but Only One Kind of Atom - Page 200: a

Answer

When Hydrogen gas is excited to higher energy levels, different atoms can exist in different higher energy states, and they will emit light of different wavelengths while falling to the ground state. This explains several lines in its line emission spectrum.

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