What Should Be True About the Oldest Stars in the Milky

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Multiple Choice

What should be true about the oldest stars in the Milky Way?

• A) They would have lots of heavy elements because they have been around for a long time and have undergone a lot of nucleosynthesis in their cores.
• B) They would be seen as supergiants.
• C) They would have few heavy elements because there was not much chance for earlier generations of stars to explode as supernovae before these stars were formed.
• D) They would be massive because they were among the first stars formed.
• E) They would likely be seen as pulsars.

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