(A) Use two lines of the Paschen series of hydrogen, along with the general curve of growth of the Sun, to calculate the number of hydrogen atoms with electrons in the n = 3 orbital above each square metre of the Sun's surface. The Paschen series results from an electron making an upward transition from the n = 3 orbital of the hydrogen atom. (B) Then use the Bolztmann and Saha equations to calculate the total number of hydrogen atoms above each square metre of the Sun's surface.

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