If You Find a Halo Star That Is 13 Billion

question 41

Multiple Choice

If you find a halo star that is 13 billion years old and has the same amount of heavy elements as the Sun, should you be surprised?

• A) No, because many halo stars have high fractions of heavy elements.
• B) No, because this star probably escaped from a globular cluster.
• C) No, because this star has been around a long time and has created a lot of heavy elements through nuclear fusion.
• D) Yes, because most halo or globular cluster stars have few heavy elements.
• E) Yes, because most halo stars are less than 10 billion years old.

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