The density of carbon monoxide is observed in a particular interstellar cloud to be 500 CO molecules per cubic meter.What will be the expected density of molecular hydrogen gas,H₂,in this cloud?
A) 500 million molecules of H₂ per cubic meter
B) 500 molecules of H₂ per cubic meter
C) 5 million molecules of H₂ per cubic meter
D) 50,000 molecules of H₂ per cubic meter
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