What Keeps the Sun's Outer Layers from Continuing to Fall

question 53

Multiple Choice

What keeps the Sun's outer layers from continuing to fall inward in a gravitational collapse?

• A)outward pressure due to super- heated gas
• B)electromagnetic repulsion between protons
• C)the strong force between protons
• D)neutrinos produced by nuclear fusion drag gas outward

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