Physics Laboratory Manual
Physics Laboratory Manual
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Author: David Loyd
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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The description of a continuous spectrum and a discrete spectrum.

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A continuous spectrum contains lights of all wavelengths and a discrete spectrum contains only lights of specific wavelength.

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Spectrum is the array of colors resulting from the separation of light into component wavelengths. There are two types of spectrum, continuous spectrum and a discrete spectrum.

Continuous spectrum is the spectrum of light that contains all wavelengths and contains all colors regardless of the resolution with which the spectrum is examined.

Discrete spectrum is also known as line spectrum which contains only specific wavelength regions with respect to its source.

Conclusion:

A continuous spectrum contains lights of all wavelengths and a discrete spectrum contains only lights of specific wavelength.

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