Compared with the Composition of the Early Sun, the Composition

question 149

Multiple Choice

Compared with the composition of the early Sun, the composition of the gas at the core of a star that has just become a red giant is

• A) very different, since thermonuclear fusion has transformed all the hydrogen and helium into heavier elements.
• B) very different; there is lots of hydrogen but almost no helium left after thermonuclear fusion.
• C) very different, since thermonuclear fusion has transformed all the hydrogen into helium.
• D) the same, with a higher fraction of hydrogen than helium since these stars were produced with the same initial material.

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