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OpenStudy (vishweshshrimali5):

line spectrum is characteristic of a) Molecule b) Atoms c) Radicals d) None.

OpenStudy (vishweshshrimali5):

I think the answer should be b) atoms Am I right ?

OpenStudy (vishweshshrimali5):

please help

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Line spectra are characteristics of atoms, more specifically the electronic transitions between energy levels in an atom. Molecules exhibit similar transitions, but their spectra are a little more complex due to rotation and vibrational modes of the molecule itself. So while they can both look like line spectra, atoms are more inclined to show line structure than molecules. So answer is B) Atoms

OpenStudy (anonymous):

b) atoms...

OpenStudy (vishweshshrimali5):

Thanks for help friends

OpenStudy (anonymous):

aren't u forgetting something !!?? medals for all who helped......☺

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I think it is b) Atoms. Unless you consider the more diffuse spectra of molecules and radicals as being line spectra, that way it wouldn't be characteristic.

OpenStudy (vishweshshrimali5):

Well sorry Harikrat I give medals only to those who help me !!!! That's why you have received a medal ;)

OpenStudy (vishweshshrimali5):

Thanks everyone for helping me :)

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