Spectra Lab (:

In this lab, we learned about three different spectars. They are Continuous, Emission, and Absorption. 


Continuous Spectra (all the colors) are all of the colors in a rainbow. With the continuous spectra there is every  kind of wave and light in it. They are also called thermal spectrums. 
red yellow green blue purple


Emission
The spectrum of bright lines, bands, or continuous radiation characteristics of and determined by a specific emitting substances subjected to a specific kind of excitation.The light is passed through a spectrometer, and the energy is dimmed in the spectrum, leaving only a small portion of light.
red yellow green


Absorption
The electromagnetic spectrum, broken by a specific pattern of dark lines or bands, observed when radiation traverses a particular absorbing medium. The absorption pattern in unique and can be used t identify the material. Theres a material that absorbs the light such as a cloud of gas. It's almost a continuous spectrum even though the black body in between you, and the light source is distorting it a little bit.

red brown yellow green purple

After looking at the light with the spectroscopes, 6 different kinds of jarred chemical was placed in front of the light and here are the results we got:


Hydrogen
red green purple


Mercury
red orange green purple

Nitrogen
red orange yellow green blue purple

Argon
red orange green purple

Helium
red orange green blue

Neon
red orange yellow green blue purple