True or false: line spectra

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Most elements emit a characteristic spectrum.

2. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   That spectrum is a set of isolated parallel lines.

3. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   It provides useful information about atomic structure.

4. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   A line spectrum is a continuous band of colour.

5. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Bohr's model was built partly to explain line spectra.

Explanation