Chapter 1. Light Curves and Spectra

Which curve result from the light emissions of a cloud of thin gas?

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Which of these spectra could be produced by a dense body of hot gases?

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Which of these spectra could be produced by light passing through a relatively thin cloud of gas?

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Which of these SERIES represents the transition that would produce light with the highest frequency?

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