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Describe how absorption spectra identify elements in stars.
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Classification of stars
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Stellar spectral classes
Aqa A Level PhysicsAstrophysics
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Describe how absorption spectra identify elements in stars
- This point belongs to Classification of stars, especially Stellar spectral classes.
- You need to be able to describe how absorption spectra identify elements in stars.
- The key ideas to know are spectra, stars, and elements.
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