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Because its molecules contain differences between occupied and unoccupied energy levels of electrons that correspond in energy to part of the visible light spectrum. This causes the gas to absorb a noticeable fraction of some wavelenghts of visible lights while being transparent to others. The unabsorbed wavelengths of light correspond to the color of the gas.

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