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In a laboratory experiment on emission from atomic hydrogen in a discharge tube only a small number of lines are observed whereas a large number of lines are pressent in the hydrogen spectrum of a star .This is because in a laboratory

A

the amount of hydrogen taken is smaller than that pressent in the star

B

the temperature of hydrogen is much smaller than that of the star

C

the pressure of hydrogen is much smaller than that of the star

D

the gravitational pull is much smaller than that of the star

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