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White light is passed through sodium vapours contained in a thin walled glass flask and the transmitted light is examined with the help of a spectrometer. The spectrum so obtained is :

A

Absorption spectrum

B

Solar spectrum

C

Band spectrum

D

Continuous spectrum

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