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Each chemical element has a specific emission or absorption spectrum.
scientists can tell the stars composition and temperature from its spectrum. Hope tht helps :]
It means the heading towards us, red means it is moving away from us.
An absorption spectrum can tell the astronomer or physicist what elements are in the starlight being observed. A diffraction grating is used to split the incoming light into a spectrum of colors. Sodium, for example, causes dark Fraunhofer lines at known points in the visible spectrum. Helium was discovered in the solar spectrum by Bunsen and Kirchoff using this technique. Hence the name derived from Helios for the Sun.
to identify elements
Each chemical element has a specific emission or absorption spectrum.
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The absorption spectrum shows which wave lengths are absorbed in each individual type of chlorophyll. The action spectrum shows which wavelengths of light are most effective for photosynthesis.
scientists can tell the stars composition and temperature from its spectrum. Hope tht helps :]
It means the heading towards us, red means it is moving away from us.
It means the heading towards us, red means it is moving away from us.
The colours with which an element (metal or other) burns in a flame are the same colours which are absorbed by that element in the sun's spectrum. The colours are very specific to each element and show up as distinct black lines in the solar spectrum. By studying the spectrum it is possible to tell what elements are in the sun [or star] and also their relative abundance.If a star is moving away from us absorption lines are red-shifted [move towards the red end of the spectrum]. The faster the star is moving away, the greater the red-shift. Also, as Hubble discovered, the greater the red-shift, the further away the star is. So the red shift in the absorption spectrum is a measure of not only how fast the star is receding from us but also how far it is. This allows us to tell whether two stars which are apparently in the same direction are actually close together or simply a coincidental alignment of their lines of sight.
An absorption spectrum can tell the astronomer or physicist what elements are in the starlight being observed. A diffraction grating is used to split the incoming light into a spectrum of colors. Sodium, for example, causes dark Fraunhofer lines at known points in the visible spectrum. Helium was discovered in the solar spectrum by Bunsen and Kirchoff using this technique. Hence the name derived from Helios for the Sun.
to identify elements
how can you tell if an object is reflecting blue light from a star
The emission spectrum of a star is the spectrum of frequencies for emitted electromagnetic radiation during the transition of an atom's electrons from a high-energy state to a low-energy state. The emission spectrum can differ depending on the temperature and composition of the star.
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