Spectroscopy: Electromagnetic Radiation

Spectroscopy is the study of objects, which is represented on the spectrum of color they radiate. An interaction of electromagnetic radiation with matter. Spectroscopy involves the process of absorption, emission, or scattering of electromagnetic radiation by either ions, atoms, or molecules.
The process of absorption involves when light is absorbed by electrons that jump to higher energy levels. On the other hand, emission spectra are established when the electrons from high energy levels give off light to jump downwards to lower energy levels. Any atom will absorb and release the same frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. In an emission spectrum, you will seek colored lines on a black background.
Bohr proposed that an electron can only be found in specific circular paths around the nucleus. He proposed a model for the hydrogen atom, which explained the spectrum of the hydrogen atom. Also, there are only a limited number of orbits in which the electron dwell in. His assumptions were that the electron in a hydrogen atom travels around the nucleus in a circular direction, the energy of the electron in an orbit is proportional to its distance from the nucleus, and light is absorbed when an electron jumps to a higher energy level and emitted when an electron falls into a …show more content…
The line spectra can be an absorption or an emission spectrum. Whereas, when absorption and emission spectra of a species are put together, they form the continuous spectrum. A continuous spectrum is when the wavelengths are present within a given limit. For this reason, a rainbow has the all seven colors and considered to be a continuous spectrum. They are formed when hot objects emit electromagnetic radiations at all the wavelengths. In contrast, line spectrum has only few lines and wavelengths. For example, a colored compound is visible to our eyes in that certain color because it absorbs light from the visible