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a. most of the hydrogen has been converted to helium
b. a good spectrum of these stars is difficult to obtain
c. these stars have no atmosphere
d. gravitational pressure pushes all the hydrogen lines out of the visible spectrum
e. most of the hydrogen is ionized to high energy levels


e

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