Helium Fusion Requires a Higher Temperature Than Hydrogen Fusion Because

question 78

Multiple Choice

Helium fusion requires a higher temperature than hydrogen fusion because ____.

• A) helium has to be driven into the outer layers of a star for fusion to occur
• B) helium bonds with carbon at the temperature of hydrogen fusion
• C) the repulsion between two helium nuclei is much greater
• D) hydrogen must be driven off so it doesn't interfere with the helium nuclei

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