Q. Emission spectra are due to excitation of atoms or molecules. Further
(i) line spectra are due to excitation of atoms.
(ii) band spectrum is due to excitation of molecules

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Solution:

Line spectra are also known as atomic spectra due to excitation of atoms.
Band spectra are also known as molecular spectra due to excitation of molecules