Multiple Choice
Radio waves of 21-cm wavelength originate from which component of the interstellar medium?
A) cool, neutral atomic hydrogen
B) cold molecular hydrogen, H2
C) cool carbon monoxide, CO
D) hot, ionized atomic hydrogen
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