# Emission and Absorption Spectra notes

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- [Continuous Emission Spectra](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-12/physical-sciences/notes/emission-and-absorption-spectra/continuous-emission-spectra) — Continuous Emission Spectra When you look at a rainbow after a thunderstorm, you are seeing one of nature's most beautiful examples of a continuous emission spectrum. White light from the sun…
- [Atomic Emission and Absorption Spectra](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-12/physical-sciences/notes/emission-and-absorption-spectra/atomic-emission-and-absorption-spectra) — Atomic Emission and Absorption Spectra Have you ever wondered how scientists can determine what elements make up a distant star, millions of light-years away? The answer lies in atomic spectra — the…

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