Two different gases can have the same emission spectrum. True or false

Ada Lloyd

Ada Lloyd

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2022-11-24

Two different gases can have the same emission spectrum.
True or False

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Garagozzodgc

Garagozzodgc

Beginner2022-11-25Added 9 answers

False,
Each line in the spectra corresponds to a specific wavelength and it is unique to a given element so no two elements give same pattern of lines in their spectra.
Two different elements have different nuclei. Hence different orbital energies. So if an electron from the 2 shell jumps to the first shell in both the elements..the energy gap isn't gonna be the same simply because the energy of the lower orbitals are different.
Hence the wavelength emitted has to be different.

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