Practice mode Atomic Spectra

How is an absorption line spectrum formed?

Correct answer C. By passing white light through a cool gas

Explanation

Atoms of a cool gas absorb photons whose energies match their level differences, removing those wavelengths. Dark lines then appear on a continuous background.

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