Sunday 9 August 2015

What is spectroscopy?How does atomic spectroscopy differ from molecular spectroscopy?

Q.     What is spectroscopy?How does atomic spectroscopy differ from
molecular spectroscopy?

Ans. It is the study of interaction of electromagnetic radiations with matter.

Atomic spectroscopy is concerned with the interaction of electromagnetic radiations with atoms which are most commonly in their lowest energy state known as gr6und state.

Molecular spectroscopy is concerned with the interaction of electromagnetic radiations with molecules. In this case transitions occur between rotational and vibrational energy levels in addition to electronic transitions.

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