atomic spectra

collocation in English

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atomic
adjective[usually before noun]
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/əˈtɒm.ɪk/us
/əˈtɑː.mɪk/
relating ...
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spectrum
noun[C]
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/ˈspek.trəm/us
/ˈspek.trəm/
the set of colours into which a beam of light can be separated, or a range of waves, such as light waves or ...
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Variance of the distributions of energy levels and of the transition arrays in atomic spectra.
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Each element has a differentatomicspectrum.
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On a screening theory of atomic spectra.
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All of the elements examined spectrographically had missing bands in their spectrums which should have been there if they were normal atomic spectra.
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The later discovery in quantum mechanics that spectral theory could explain features of atomic spectra was therefore fortuitous.
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His rather modest hope was that the corrections introduced this way might have bearing on the problem of atomic spectra.
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From that time to the 1920s, physicists were seeking to explain atomic spectra and blackbody radiation.
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This effect is analogous to the hyperfine structure in atomic spectra due to nuclear spin.
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This was successful in explaining many features of atomic spectra.
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It is through the analysis of atomic spectra that the ground-state electron configurations of the elements were experimentally determined.
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The historical reason for using this quantity is that it proved to be convenient in the analysis of atomic spectra.
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In seeking to explain atomic spectra an entirely new mathematical model of matter was revealed.
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