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During discharge in a discharge tube why do different colors are emittedif awe take different gases in the tube ?( cathode rays)

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The light is differently coloured in case of different gases because of the different wavelengths of light.Different elements emit different wavelengths of light to return to their respective ground states, so the colours are also different.

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