After It Experiences a "Helium Flash" a Star Like the Sun

question 35

Multiple Choice

After it experiences a "helium flash" a star like the Sun will have a brief period of stability, fusing helium into carbon (and sometimes oxygen) . During this brief stable stage, the star

• A) gets to be even larger in diameter than it was as a red giant
• B) returns to the position on the H-R diagram that the star had in its main-sequence stage
• C) increases tremendously in luminosity
• D) is able to fuse many of the heaviest elements (such as iron and gold) in its superhot core
• E) none of the above

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