Describe, in terms of photon interactions with matter, why a hot tungsten filament…

PHYSICS · Subjective · A Level · Physics · Particles and radiation · Particles and radiation

Problem

Describe, in terms of photon interactions with matter, why a hot tungsten filament produces a continuous spectrum, whereas a low-pressure neon discharge tube produces a line spectrum.

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