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A lamp filament is made of tungsten. Why do we get a continuous spectrum rather than a tungsten line spectrum when light from an incandescent lamp is viewed with a spectroscope?
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The atoms of a solid are packed closely together. The distance between the atoms of a solid is very small. This is represented mathematically as: \[d_{\text{{atoms}}} \approx 0\] Show more…
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