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Why does each element have a unique emission and absorption spectrum?

April 26, 2017absorption Chemistry element emission Mathematics spectrum

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Why does each element have a unique emission and absorption spectrum?

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Because they each have a unique electron energy environment. Those spectra area all about quantum transitions of electrons to and from different energy levels, so each is unique for the same reason each element has different chemical properties.