The photosphere is cooler than the chromosphere.How does this influence the spectral characteristics of the Hα line,the prominent red line in the hydrogen spectrum?
A) This line is an emission line in the chromosphere but an absorption line in the photosphere.
B) This line is an absorption line in the chromosphere but an emission line in the photosphere.
C) Both the chromosphere and the photosphere show absorption lines for Hα, but the lines are darker and broader in the chromosphere.
D) Both the chromosphere and the photosphere show absorption lines for Hα, but the lines are darker and broader in the photosphere.
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