a. Does a hot, thin gas emit a continuous spectrum, a bright line spectra with gaps between the lines, or a dark line spectra with all frequencies except the missing (absorbed) one? b. Why do we see dark line spectra when we look at stars? c. Both hydrogen and helium glow and absorb red. Are they the same frequency of red? d. A hot solid iron plate and a hot solid aluminum plate are the same temperature. Do the give off the same range of frequencies?

a. Does a hot, thin gas emit a continuous spectrum, a bright line spectra with gaps between the lines, or a dark line spectra with all frequencies except the missing (absorbed) one? b. Why do we see dark line spectra when we look at stars? c. Both hydrogen and helium glow and absorb red. Are they the same frequency of red? d. A hot solid iron plate and a hot solid aluminum plate are the same temperature. Do the give off the same range of frequencies?

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Chapter39: Introduction To Quantum Physics

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