What Happens to the Positrons Produced by the Nuclear Reactions

question 137

Multiple Choice

What happens to the positrons produced by the nuclear reactions in the core of the Sun?

• A) The positrons combine with neutrons to form protons.
• B) The positrons collide and stick together to form helium.
• C) The positrons collide with electrons, producing energy.
• D) The positrons escape from the Sun into space.

---

Definitions:

Facial Nerve

The seventh cranial nerve responsible for controlling most of the muscles of facial expression and conveying taste sensations from the anterior two-thirds of the tongue.

Extrinsic Eye Muscles

A group of six muscles that control the movements of the eye and are responsible for holding the eyes in the orbits.

Abducens Nerve

The sixth cranial nerve, responsible for controlling the lateral rectus muscle of the eye, which abducts the eyeball (moves it outward).

Sampling Distribution

The distribution pattern of probabilities for a certain statistic gathered from a random sample.