Why don't we see hydrogen Balmer lines in the spectra with temp of 3,200 K
a. There is no hydrogen in stars this cool
b. The stars are hot enough that most of the hydrogen is ionized and the atoms cannot absorb energy.
c. These stars are so cool that nearly all the hydrogen atoms are in the ground state.
d. Stars of this temp are too cool to produce an absorbtion spectrum
e. Stars of this temp are too hot to produce an absorbtion spectrum
2007-03-07
07:29:42
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