Question

Select the sentences in the paragraph that explain only the dark lines that are produced in the absorption spectra. Select all that apply.

A light is shown through a cold, dilute gas. Over time, excited atoms revert to their original lower energy state. Photons emitted travel in different directions that the original photon. Gaps are produced in the light spectra that correspond to wavelengths of absorbed photons. Dark lines in an absorption spectrum of light can be seen when the gas lies between the light source and observer.

Answer 1

Gaps are produced in the light spectra that correspond to wavelengths of absorbed photons.

Step-by-step explanation:

When electrons in atoms absorb energy, they move from a lower energy level to a higher energy level. With time, they revert to the their original energy state emitting a photon of light of appropriate wavelength.

The absorbed photons do not show up in the spectrum. They appear as dark lines in the spectrum. Hence, the absorption spectrum is the exact inverse of the emission spectrum. The dark lines in the spectrum indicates that the colors that ought to occupied those points there have been absorbed.