Why is sunlight spectrum continuous? - Physics Stack Exchange
So, spectrum obtained by sunlight is continuous despite its atomic spectra. In order for sunlight spectrum to be continuous and atomic spectra to be discontinuous, can we assume that sun …
Why are spectrums of incandescent light bulbs continuous despite …
Feb 17, 2021 · Incandescent bulbs emit light by heating a filament using electricity, this would lead to a continuous spectrum according to Kirchoff's first law. However, the glass casing …
What causes a black-body radiation curve to be continuous?
The ideal black-body radiation curve (unlike the quantized emission seen from atomic spectra), is continuous over all frequencies. Many objects approximate ideal blackbodies and have …
At what point does a line spectrum become a continuous one?
Apr 16, 2024 · The spectrum plots you show in your question are claimed to represent stars of different temperatures. Stars do indeed show a continuous spectrum and the reasons for this …
quantum mechanics - Discrete Spectrum vs Continuous Spectrum …
May 17, 2022 · I am currently reading up on quantum mechanics and seem to have confused myself when trying to understand the difference between a discrete spectrum and continuous …
Continuous X-Ray spectrum - Physics Stack Exchange
Mar 26, 2016 · You see here the spectrum of an X-ray tube with two different voltages - 60 kVp and 100 kVp. The spectrum for 60 kV is approximately continuous, while the spectrum for 100 …
Why do heated bodies produce continuous spectra? [duplicate]
The mechanism by which they both produce light is similar: electrons drop from higher orbits and emit photons. I don't understand why in some cases (with gaseous iron) we get separate lines, …
Quantization vs. continuous energy levels - Physics Stack Exchange
Jul 9, 2015 · 3) Atoms instead of continuous spectra had discrete spectra Hydrogen emission spectrum. Instead of a continuous emission spectrum hydrogen gives these distinct lines. All …
Why are there dark lines in an absorption line spectrum from the …
Sep 7, 2018 · When a continuous spectrum is viewed through some cool gas, dark spectral lines (called absorption lines) appear in the continuous spectrum. If the gas is viewed at an angle …
Why does a heated body emit a continuous spectrum of waves, …
May 20, 2024 · 1 Why does a heated body emit a continuous spectrum of waves (as I understand it, that's why they burn red/white/blue), and a burning body is one color? as I understood it, for …