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Chapter 11: Introduction to Modern Atomic Theory
White light, light from the sun, produces a
continuous emission spectrum containing ALL colors in the
visible region.
If a hydrogen atom contains a proton (in the nucleus)
and an electron, how is it that the electron and proton
can remain 'stable'?
Why doesn't the electron spiral down into the
nucleus? Electrons do not spiral into the nucleus, so how
does the electron exist in an atom?
Why does the emission spectrum for a hydrogen atom in
the visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum
contain a few discrete lines?
Emission spectra of other elements also show lines.
Why do we only see lines when we view the light given off
by an element that has been heated?
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