Why does the light emitted from excited atoms (like hydrogen or other elements) occur at specific wavelengths as “line spectra” (vs. continuous “white light” like the stuff from the sun)?

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Why does the light emitted from excited atoms (like hydrogen or other elements) occur at specific wavelengths
as “line spectra” (vs. continuous “white light” like the stuff from the sun)?

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