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a plot of the amount of light absorbed by a purified compound dissolved in solution against the wavelength of visible light ( web)
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Also called dark line spectra, these arise when photons of specific frequency are absorbed by cooler gas, leaving a darker line on a background continuum region. Most stellar spectra, including that from our Sun, are absorption spectra.
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