One amazing and useful fact about nature is that different elements and molecules each have a unique pattern of energy levels available to their electrons. These different patterns lead to different possible energy transitions for each element or molecule. How might scientists use this fact to identify the elemental composition of a distant star without even visiting the star?

One amazing and useful fact about nature is that different elements and molecules each have a unique pattern of energy levels available to their electrons. These different patterns lead to different possible energy transitions for each element or molecule. How might scientists use this fact to identify the elemental composition of a distant star without even visiting the star?

The Solar System

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Chapter7: Atoms And Spectra

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