Q.

The mercury and sodium street lamps light up because of –

A. Atomic emission
B. Atomic absorption
C. Electron emission
D. Electron absorption
Answer» A. Atomic emission
Explanation: The light in sodium vapour lamp and mercury vapour lamp is, because of electron emission. In case of Sodium Lamps, filaments of the lamp sputter fast moving electrons, which hit the sodium atoms (vapour) causing the valence electrons of the sodium atoms to excite to higher energy levels and the electrons thus excited relax by emitting the characteristic monochromatic bright yellow light.
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