A Stellar Core with a Mass Greater Than 3 Solar

question 8

Multiple Choice

A stellar core with a mass greater than 3 solar masses will collapse until it reaches _____.

• A) the radiusof Earth
• B) the radius of Mt. Everest
• C) the radius of a grain of sand.
• D) the radius of a helium atom
• E) a radius of zero

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Definitions:

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Nocioception

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