Explain why ionized calcium can form absorption lines, but ionized hydrogen cannot?

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Explain why ionized calcium can form absorption lines, but ionized hydrogen cannot?

2007-07-01 16:30:27 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science

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Since the hydrogen atom has only one electron, ionized hydrogen has no electrons left to absorb anything.

2007-07-01 16:39:59 · answer #1 · answered by Helmut 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋

well,ionised calcium has 4 points around the symbole while the ionized hydrogen has one point,and to absorp lines you need at least 2 points,so there you go
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KEVIN C

2007-07-02 09:53:12 · answer #2 · answered by kevin c 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋