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Question by  cheb (11)

What are spectral lines?

 
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Answer by  ScienceSarah (18)

A spectral line is a line that interrupts the continuous nature of a spectrum (or range of light). It is caused by an unusually large or small amount of photons.

 
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Answer by  Keezy (30)

When a quantum system and a single photon interact you have what is called a spectral line. producing a dark or bright line in our visible spectrum.

 
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