Really Massive Stars Differ from Stars with Masses Like the Sun

question 2

Multiple Choice

Really massive stars differ from stars with masses like the Sun in that they

• A) go through all the stages of their lives more slowly
• B) do not really go through a main sequence stage in their lives
• C) can fuse elements beyond carbon and oxygen in their hot central regions
• D) are no longer forming in the Galaxy; they only formed very early in the Galaxy's history
• E) they are significantly less luminous after the main sequence stage is over

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