Explain the difference between emission and absorption spectra.

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S.No.	Emission spectra	S.No.	Absorption spectra
1.	When an electron jumps from higher orbits to lower orbits, forms Emission spectrum.	1.	When an electron jumps from lower orbits to higher orbits, forms absorption spectrum
2.	It is formed due to emission of energy in quanta.	2.	It is formed due to absorption of energy in quanta.
3.	It contains bright lines on dark background.	3.	It contains dark lines on bright background.

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