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White light is passed through sodium vapours contained in a thin walled glass flask and the transmitted light is examined with the help of a spectrometer. The spectrum so obtained is.

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Absorption spectrum

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Solar spectrum

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Band spectrum

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D

Continuous spectrum

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Solution

The correct option is D Absorption spectrum
By definition, absorption spectra is the spectra of the light transmitted through a material.

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