Chem 111 final psu Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Define Spectroscopy - Study of the interactions of electromagnetic radiation with matter Explain the difference between a line and continuous spectrum, and give an example of each source of light - Continuous spectrum contains all frequencies within a region of the electromagnetic spectrum. eg. sun Line spectrum contains only certain frequencies. eg. neon lamp What kind of energy transitions were observed in this experiment? - Balmer Series (380 - 750 nm) Describe what is meant by the t...