38.0k views
5 votes
A spectrum for a given element is unique for that element. why is that so?

A. No element has more than 2 electrons in the first shell.
B. Each element has an unique arrangment of electrons
C. Atoms of different elements have different masses
D. Atom nuclei Contains No electrons

User Tempuser
by
7.6k points

1 Answer

5 votes
The correct answer is B.
The electrons deal with most of the spectrum emissions. Whilst mass is technically a factor, the more precise answer would be B.
User Angad Tiwari
by
8.4k points