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Why would scientists use a spectrometer in space.

A. To study the chemical composition of the surface of a planet

B. To detect the birth and death of distant start and galaxies

C. To convert light from stars into usable energy for humans

D. To maintain a constant air supply on board a space shuttle

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Answer:

A. To study the chemical composition of the surface of a planet

Step-by-step explanation:

Strictly speaking, a spectrometer is any instrument used to view and analyze a range (or a spectrum) of a given characteristic for a substance (for example, a range of mass-to-charge values as in mass spectrometry), or a range of wavelengths as in absorption spectrometry like nuclear magnetic radiation spectroscopy

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A to study the chemical composition of the surface of a planet would be correct
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