White light passing through a gas shows dark lines at the gas's emission wavelengths. This is called what?
ABand spectrum
BEmission spectrum
CAbsorption spectrum
DContinuous spectrum
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Absorption spectrum
The gas absorbs exactly the wavelengths it would emit, leaving dark lines that form its absorption spectrum.
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