Why do O stars exhibit weak hydrogen absorption lines?
A) At these high temperatures, nearly all the hydrogen is ionized, and is therefore unable to interact with light.
B) O stars contain very little hydrogen.
C) O stars are too cool to excite hydrogen atoms to the first energy level from which they can then absorb visible wavelengths of light.
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