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what distinguishes them is their diyerent frequencies  \n The speed of light (symbol ‘c’) is constant and has a value of 3 .00 x 108 ms-1  \n As you can see from the spectrum, frequency (symbol ‘ν ') is inversely proportional to wavelength (symbol ‘λ ')  \n In other words, the higher the frequency, the shorter the wavelength  \n The equation that links them is c = νλ  \n Since c is constant you can use the formula to calculate the frequency of radiation given the wavelength, and viceversa  \nContinuous versus line spectrum  \n A continuous spectrum in the visible region contains all the colours of the spectrum  \n This is what you are seeing in a rainbow, which is formed by the refraction of white light through a prism or water droplets in rain  \nContinuous spectrum diagram  \nA continuous spectrum shows all frequencies of light  \n However, a line spectrum only shows certain frequencies  \nHelium spectrum diagram  \nYour notes  \n© 2015 − 2024 Save My Exams, Ltd. · Revision Notes, Topic Questions, Past Papers  \nHead to www.savemyexams. com for more awesome resources  \nThe line spectrum of helium which shows only certain frequencies of light  \n This tells us that the emitted light from atoms can only be certain |xed frequencies- it is quantised (quanta means ' little packet ')  \n Electrons can only possess certain amounts of energy-they cannot have any energy value  \n Exam Tip  \n The formula that relates frequency and wavelength is printed in Section 1 of the IB Chemistry Data Booklet soyou don’t need to learn it  \n You will also |nd the speed of light and other useful constants in Section 2  \nYour notes  \n© 2015 − 2024 Save My Exams, Ltd. · Revision Notes, Topic Questions, Past Papers  \nHead to www.savemyexams. com for more awesome resources  \nEmission Spectra  \nEmission Spectra  \n Electrons move rapidly around the nucleus in energy shells  \n If their energy is increased, then they can jump to a higher energy level  \n The process is reversible, so electrons can return to their original energy levels  \n When this happens, they emit energy  \n The frequency of energy is exactly the same, it is just being emitted rather than absorbed: Absorption and Emission diagram  \nThe diyerence between absorption and emission depends on whether electrons are jumping from lower to higher energy levels orthe other way around  \n The energy they emit is a mixture of diyerent frequencies  \n This is thought to correspond to the many possibilities of electron jumps between energy shells  \n I","cbCaicLpqsKuBi5X","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaicLpqsKuBi5X","pdf",4940476,38,"English","# HL IB Chemistry\n## The Electromagnetic Spectrum\n## Continuous versus line spectrum\n## Emission Spectra\n## Hydrogen emission spectrum and convergence","[{\"question\":\"How are frequency, wavelength and energy related in the electromagnetic spectrum?\",\"answer\":\"The notes state that frequency is inversely proportional to wavelength, and the link is given by c = νλ, with c as the constant speed of light.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the difference between a continuous spectrum and a line spectrum?\",\"answer\":\"A continuous spectrum shows all colours/frequencies in the visible region (e.g., rainbow). 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