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What determines the colour of the glow in a discharge tube?

Correct answer B. Depends on the gas used in the discharge tube

Explanation

Each gas emits light at its own characteristic wavelengths when its excited atoms return to lower energy levels, so neon glows red-orange and other gases give different colours.

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