NEETChemistryStructure of Atom
How is an absorption spectrum typically produced?
Options
- ABy heating a sample
- BBy passing a continuum of radiation through a sample
- CBy recording the radiation emitted by a sample
- DBy cooling a sample
Correct answer
B. By passing a continuum of radiation through a sample
Step-by-step solution
An absorption spectrum is typically produced by passing a continuum of radiation through a sample, and the dark spaces in the bright continuous spectrum correspond to the wavelengths of radiation absorbed by the matter.