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1.	Hydrogen atom contains one electron but its emission spectrum consists of so many lines. How it is possible? Describe in brief.
Answer» A source of hydrogen spectrum has billions of hydrogen atoms. Each hydrogen atom has many stationary states. All possible transitions can occur from any higher level to any lower level. This gives rise to a large number of spectral lines.

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