The Solution to the Solar Neutrino Problem Was

question 103

Multiple Choice

The solution to the solar neutrino problem was

• A) the Sun's core is cooling down, producing less neutrinos that expected.
• B) 2/3 of the neutrinos transform into a new type during the 8- minute trip to Earth.
• C) the Earth's ozone layer absorbs 2/3 of the neutrinos in transit.
• D) the corona is opaque to much of the neutrino radiation.
• E) our solar energy equations were just wrong, and needed much reworking.

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