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Why do helium atom and the hydrogen molecule have such different spectra?

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Solution :The spectral lines of a helium ATOM are DUE exclusively to the electronic transitions from one energy level to ANOTHER. These transitions result in a line spectrum. In a HYDROGEN molecule there is a set of vibrational and rotational levels, in addition to the electronic levels. Because of this the spectrum of a hydrogen molecule consists not of isolated lines, but of bands.


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