The spectrum obtained from the chromosphere of the sun at the time of total solar eclipse is

Options

A. line emission spectrum
B. band emission spectrum
C. continuous emission spectrum
D. line absorption spectrum.

Answer

A

Explanation

The temperature of the chromosphere is lower than that of the photosphere. The photosphere emits continuous spectrum and when this passes through the chromosphere, absorption takes place and these absorption lines, observed as dark lines in the solar spectrum are Fraunhofer lines. But when the photosphere is not observed, only the chromosphere is observed on earth, line absorption spectrum with a continuous background is visible as the continuous spectrum of the photosphere is not visible on earth whenever total eclipse is present. Some extra emission lines are also seen.