Fraunhofer lines produced during total solar eclipse represent:

Continuous absorption spectrum

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Continuous emission spectrum

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line absorption spectrum

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line emission spectrum

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Solution

The correct option is C line absorption spectrum
Fraunhofer lines are at the same brightness (actually dimness since they are absorption lines) at all times. Also, any of the dark (absorption) lines in the spectrum of the sun or other star. Thus these are dark absorbed lines.

Suggest Corrections

List-I	List - II
a) Nitrogen molecule	e) Continuous spectrum
b) Incandescent solids	f) Absorption spectrum
c) Fraunhofer lines	g) Band spectrum
d) Electric arc between iron rods	h) Emission spectrum

Type I	Type II
a) Continuous emission spectrum	e) Tungsten filament of bulb
b) Line emission spectrum	f) $C O_{2}$ gas
c) Band emission spectrum	g) Sodium vapour lamp
d) Line absorption spectrum	h) chromosphere of sun