Yes, the emission spectrum of an ion will be different from that of an atom. If you look up the emission spectrum of an element, you'll see different
values tabulated for X(I), X(II), X(III), etc. X(I) is for neutral atoms of X, X(II) is the emission spectrum for X+, etc.
Your statement about S only having four electrons is incorrect. https://www.webelements.com/sulfur/atoms.html has all sixteen ionization energies. |