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How can the absorption spectrum of a gas be used to identify the gas?
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This spectrum consists of certain wavelengths of light that are absorbed by the gas. This can be represented as: \[ \text{Element} \rightarrow \text{Unique Absorption Spectrum} \] Show more…
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