Which Type of Nebula Is Produced When a Star, Hotter

question 48

Multiple Choice

Which type of nebula is produced when a star, hotter than 25,000 K, excites the gas near it to produce an emission spectrum producing a distinctive pink color?

• A) emission nebulae
• B) H I
• C) reflection nebulae
• D) dark nebulae
• E) spectral type B6

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