How is gas distributed in interstellar space?
A) in clumps, concentrated in interstellar clouds
B) concentrated in narrow river-like streams of gas that extend across the Galaxy
C) uniformly distributed through space
D) concentrated around existing stars because of the stars' gravitational pull
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