The Triple-Alpha Process

question 63

Multiple Choice

The triple-alpha process

• A) controls the pulsations in Cepheid variable stars.
• B) is the nuclear fusion of hydrogen to helium in massive stars.
• C) is the process that produces the neutrinos we receive from the sun.
• D) requires a temperature of about 5,000,000 K to operate.
• E) occurs during helium flash.

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