When a Star Finally Runs Out of Hydrogen to Fuse

question 84

Multiple Choice

When a star finally runs out of hydrogen to fuse in its central core

• A) it grows smaller and dimmer, becoming a brown dwarf
• B) it grows larger and brighter, becoming a giant or supergiant star
• C) it grows smaller and dimmer becoming a white dwarf
• D) it remains the same size but grows brighter

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