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consider a container of cold gas with a beam of white light passing through the gas after passing through the gas the light is passed through a prism, spreading out the colors. what distinguishing feature will be present in this color spectrum, and what is the explanation for it?

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Answer: Some dark lines will appear inside the spectrum

Step-by-step explanation:

The cold gas can only absorb photons that it can normally emit when it is hot. During this time some dark lines will appear inside the spectrum, this occurs exactly at wavelengths that the emission lines of the gas is hot

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