atomic emission
Particles from fission
Atomic emission is the release of light or other electromagnetic radiation when electrons in an atom drop from higher to lower energy states.
Each element produces a characteristic spectrum, making atomic emission useful for identifying substances.
Atomic emission spectroscopy analyzes materials by heating them until they glow and measuring the wavelengths produced.
- excited stateElevated energy configuration
- ground stateLowest possible energy configuration
- energy transitionShift to sustainable power
- visible lightRadiation the eye detects
- neon glowVivid gaseous light
flame test · quantum leap · valence shell · spectral lines · spectral analysis · fluorescence · ultraviolet radiation · ionization · energy levels · electromagnetic spectrum · infrared radiation · Bunsen · wavelength · spectrometer · quantum states · plasma · electron · spark
- emissionsemissions, CO2, CO2 emissions, carbon footprint, greenhouse gases
- quantum transitionsquantum jump, quantum leap, excited state, ground state, energy levels
- spectroscopyspectrum, spectrometer, spectroscope, spectrograph, spectrogram
- spectral linesspectral lines, spectral line, line width, bright lines, dark lines