This concept describes the hydrogen atom emission spectrum and explains the origins of the spectral lines. Bohr’s Explanation for Hydrogen Spectrum Prepared By: Sidra Javed When current is passed through Hydrogen gas in the discharge tube at low pressure, the molecules of Hydrogen break in to atoms. Gases; 2. Units . Atomic; 3. So, since you see lines, we call this a line spectrum. These spectral lines are the consequence of such electron transitions between energy levels modelled by Neils Bohr. By comparing these lines with the spectra of elements measured on Earth, we now know that the sun contains large amounts of hydrogen, iron, and carbon, along with smaller amounts of other elements. You'll also see a blue green line and so this has a wave length of 486 nanometers. Lyman series of hydrogen atom lies in the ultraviolet region, Balmer series lies in visible region, Paschen series lies in near infrared region whereas Bracket, Pfund as well as Humphrey series lie in far infrared region of electromagnetic spectrum. Similar pictures can be drawn for atoms other than hydrogen. An approximate classification of spectral colors: Violet (380-435nm) Blue(435-500 nm) Cyan (500-520 nm) Green (520-565 nm) Yellow (565- 590 nm) Orange (590-625 nm) This spectrum enfolds several spectral series. Learning Strategies So you see one red line and it turns out that that red line has a wave length. You'd see these four lines of color. 0. However, because these other atoms ordinarily have more than one electron each, the orbits of their electrons are much more complicated, and the spectra are more complex as well. These images show (a) hydrogen gas, which is atomized to hydrogen atoms in the discharge tube; (b) neon; and (c) mercury. Extending hydrogen's emission spectrum into the UV and IR. Once the electrons in the gas are excited, they make transitions between the energy levels. IMFs; 4. Chemistry 301. That red light has a wave length of 656 nanometers. Part 2: Measuring spectral lines of Hydrogen (H) ... Atomic spectra This is an example of the lines emitted from different gases PHYS 1493/1494/2699: Exp. Whenever an electron in a hydrogen atom jumps from higher energy level to the lower energy level, the difference in energies of the two levels is emitted as a radiation of particular wavelength. 7 – Spectrum of the Hydrogen Atom. The wave number of different spectral lines can be calculated corresponding the values of n1 and n2. The strongest lines in the hydrogen spectrum are in the far UV Lyman series starting at 124 nm and below. 6 Interlude: Spectra in Astronomy At left is a hydrogen spectral tube excited by a 5000 volt transformer. Atomic hydrogen displays emission spectrum. Prepared By: Sidra Javed 8. 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