When Core Helium Burning Begins in the Sun, the Sun

question 98

Multiple Choice

When core helium burning begins in the Sun, the Sun will have a size (radius) roughly equal to

• A) half the size of Earth's orbit.
• B) the size of Earth.
• C) half its present size.
• D) twice its present size.

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