2007-07-13 04:46:18 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
There was a popular theory at the time that there could be other spectral lines that would need lower names. They ended up not being discovered, but that's why they did it.
2007-07-13 04:50:53 · answer #1 · answered by U_Mex 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I guess you have to give the ten points to U_Mex
But I like to clarify you the answer
K and L were originally called B and A, but were later renamed to leave room for hypothetical spectral lines that were never discovered.)
2007-07-13 13:18:44 · answer #2 · answered by MadWorld 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The website listed below explains that they are named for the type of Xrays produced associated with each level. See the site for the brief discussion.
http://education.jlab.org/qa/historyele_02.html
2007-07-13 11:53:06 · answer #3 · answered by ecolink 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
why would you name them A B C instead of K L M N
2007-07-13 13:46:03 · answer #4 · answered by Psygnosis 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i think you should give 10 points to madworld she have cleared your doubt much easily. At that time there where a lot of doubt about more spectral lines to be found
2007-07-13 14:34:58 · answer #5 · answered by jaggy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A quirk of Science.
2007-07-13 13:25:06 · answer #6 · answered by ag_iitkgp 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Because chemistry is all about mixture,mysterys and compounds that our angle need to resolve one fine day!
2007-07-13 12:02:17 · answer #7 · answered by sowilldo s 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋