Practice mode Atomic Spectra

The dark Fraunhofer lines seen in the spectrum of sunlight are caused by ____

Correct answer D. absorption by cooler gases in the Sun's outer atmosphere

Explanation

Light from the hot interior passes through cooler gases in the solar atmosphere, whose atoms absorb characteristic wavelengths, producing dark absorption lines.

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