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Bohr Model & Emission Spectra Simulation – Years 10–12
Students excite an electron to a chosen shell and let it relax, watching the emitted photon's wavelength, energy and colour appear together on an energy-level diagram and a spectrum strip. Linking each transition to a single spectral line helps students explain why elements produce line spectra rather than continuous colour. The full interactive is available to licensed Education Universe users.
Years 10–12Explorer
Learning outcomes
- Describe electron transitions between energy levels in the Bohr model.
- Relate the size of an energy transition to the wavelength and colour of the emitted photon.
- Explain why emission spectra consist of discrete lines.
Teaching guidance
Ask students to predict which transition will give the shortest wavelength before testing it, then discuss where the Bohr model is a simplification.
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