The Guest Investigator Puzzle

Light and Spectra Illustrations

• A diagram depicting basic properties of waves.
• Different types of electromagnetic radiation.
• A diagram showing how radiation interacts with matter through dispersion.
• A diagram that can be useful in a simplified discussion of how the hydrogen atom absorbs and emits radiation.
• A diagram showing how continuum, emission and absorption spectra are produced by the interaction of electromagnetic radiation with a gas such as hydrogen.

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