The absorption lines in the ultraviolet portion of the spectrum of a star that are produced by hydrogen are from the
A)Lyman series.
B)Balmer series.
C)Paschen series.
D)isotopes of hydrogen.
E)ions of hydrogen.

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The Lyman series are the series of hydrogen spectral lines in the ultraviolet portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. These lines are produced by transitions of electrons from higher energy levels to the n=1 energy level in hydrogen atoms.

The Absorption Lines in the Ultraviolet Portion of the Spectrum