LINE SPECTRUM (LINE SPECTRA; LINE EMISSION SPECTRUM)


Meaning of LINE SPECTRUM (LINE SPECTRA; LINE EMISSION SPECTRUM) in English

Compare with band spectrum and continuous spectrum .A emission spectrum that contains very sharp peaks, corresponding to transitions between states in free atoms. For example, the line spectrum of hydrogen contains 4 sharp lines in the visible part of the spectrum.

General chemistry English glossary.      Английский глоссарий общей химии.