If you were to look at the spectrum of the gas flame of a stove or the blue part of a Bunsen burner flame.....

Question

If you were to look at the spectrum of the gas flame of a stove or the blue part of a Bunsen burner flame, what sort of spectrum would you expect to see—Absorption, emission, or continuous? Why?

Answer 1

Primarily emission. With higher pressure the spectrum tends to be more continuous. See the ref.