The history of the atom: the impossible atom

When Hydrogen is heated to the extent that it glows, it produces bars of colored light that appear at certain wav lengths. This spectrum of atomic hydrogen may be obtained by heating the hydrogen to the point of which the molecule breaks apart into individual atoms. Even though Hydrogen is the most basic of gasses, it has the ability to produce more than one hundred different colors. When a substance produces a spectrum of light, …showed first 75 words of 342 total…

…showed last 75 words of 342 total…on their original cell. A band of colored light is given off with the movement of electrons from the outer shells to the original shell. The color of the light is determined by the distance at which the electron must travel. Naturally, if the innermost shell of the atom has the lowest amount of energy, and the outer shells also increase in their energy capacity. The more energy added, the further the electrons will jump.