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Suppose a luminous cloud of gas is discovered emitting an emission spectrum. What can be learned about the cloud from this observation

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  • suppose a luminous cloud of gas is discovered emitting an emission spectrum. what can be learned about the cloud from this observation? we would learn that the cloud's atoms or molecules are transferring from a high energy state to a lower energy state.

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