After a Star Fuses Most Its Hydrogen into Helium, It

question 56

Multiple Choice

After a star fuses most its hydrogen into helium, it begins to fuse the helium into carbon. The energy released in fusing helium nuclei α particles) into carbon is approximately

• A) 0.730 MeV.
• B) 1.46 MeV.
• C) 7.30 MeV.
• D) 14.6 MeV.
• E) 73.0 MeV.

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