Why do lamps of different elements have different colored light?
a. The chemicals in the light are not affected by the electricity running through them and are only naturally luminescent
b. They gases have different energy levels that light can be emitted from, which produce different wavelengths (colors) of light
c. The gases chemically bond under the effects of the electricity and the release of the energy from this bonding produces the light colors
d. The electricity from the device is quantized and can only be accepted by certain wavelengths, so the remaining wavelengths are the colors we see
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b. The gases have different energy levels that light can be emitted from, which produce different wavelengths (colors) of light.