The Spectrum of Stars in an Open Cluster Is Found

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Multiple Choice

The spectrum of stars in an open cluster is found to contain spectral lines from many heavy elements; the stars are known as "metal-rich." What is the source of these heavy elements?

• A) fusion reactions on the very hot surfaces of these stars
• B) The heavy element content of these stars is not enhanced but the hydrogen and helium content has been depleted by intense stellar winds made up preferentially of these light elements.
• C) fusion reactions in the star cores, carried to the surface by convection
• D) interstellar medium, which originated in explosions of stars earlier in history that had manufactured heavy elements by nuclear fusion

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