A Low-Mass Main-Sequence Star's Climb Up the Red Giant Branch

question 47

Multiple Choice

A low-mass main-sequence star's climb up the red giant branch is halted by

• A) the end of hydrogen shell burning.
• B) the beginning of helium fusion in the core.
• C) electron-degeneracy pressure in the core.
• D) instabilities in the star's expanding outer layers.
• E) an explosion that destroys the star.

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