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Science Bowl Question

📅 NSB Round Robin 2009🎓 HS🔄 Round 16#️⃣ Question 10❓ TOSS-UP📝 Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes why the optical spectrum of an atom exists as discrete lines and not as a continuous spectrum:

W) atoms have electrons with unit charge
X) all atoms when excited emit light
Y) all energy levels of atoms are quantized
Z) all electrons have spin
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