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Fraunhofer lines in the solar spectrum are actually?

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absorption lines due to the thin outer layer above the photosphere

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What does the presence of dark lines in the solar spectrum mean?
The dark lines represents the absorption of energy at that frequency, E=hf.
Is line spectrum is obsorption spectrum?
yes
How is a dark line spectrum different from a bright line spectrum?
Dark-line spectrum is a "photo-negative" of emission spectrum. It is the gaps that appear in precisely the same location as corresponding bright lines. produced by a cool gas with a hot solid and you
What is a Line Spectrum?
'Line spectrum' means a spectrum in which energy is concentrated at particular wavelengths; produced by excited atoms and ions as they fall back to a lower energy level
What causes a dark line spectrum?
A dark Line Spectrum is caused by atoms in the atmosphere of a star absorbing energy at the "dark line" frequencies.