The Spectral Lines of Atomic Spectra Are

question 55

Multiple Choice

The spectral lines of atomic spectra are

• A)images of the slit in a spectroscope.
• B)orderly, and even predictable.
• C)as an identity of atoms as fingerprints are of people.
• D)all of the above
• E)none of the above

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Definitions:

Pleasure Principle

A psychoanalytic concept describing the driving force behind human behavior to seek pleasure and avoid pain, primarily associated with the id.

Secondary Process

A term from psychoanalytic theory referring to the rational and conscious thought processes that are involved in problem solving and decision making.

Primary Process

A mode of thinking primarily associated with the unconscious and characterized by the free and associative flow of thoughts and impulses.

Rational

Pertains to the quality of being based on or in accordance with reason or logic; thinking and acting sensibly and logically.