What Is the CNO Cycle

question 89

Multiple Choice

What is the CNO cycle?

• A)the process by which helium is fused into carbon,nitrogen,and oxygen
• B)the process by which carbon is fused into nitrogen and oxygen
• C)a type of hydrogen fusion that uses carbon,nitrogen,and oxygen atoms as catalysts
• D)the period of a massive star's life when carbon,nitrogen,and oxygen are fusing in different shells outside the core
• E)the period of a low-mass star's life when it can no longer fuse carbon,nitrogen,and oxygen in its core

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Definitions:

Significance

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Y-intercept

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Multiple Correlation

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