Physics

Physics

Problem

An emission spectrum from a nebula shows bright lines at 410 nm, 434 nm, 447 nm, 468 nm, 486 nm, and 656 nm. Laboratory reference data list prominent lines (in nm) for three elements: Hydrogen: 410, 434, 486, 656 Helium: 447, 468, 502, 588 Neon: 585, 640, 703 Rank the three elements from most likely to least likely to be present in the nebula and justify your ranking in one or two sentences.

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