Carbon Fusion Occur in High-Mass Stars but Not in Low-Mass

question 72

Multiple Choice

Carbon fusion occur in high-mass stars but not in low-mass stars because ________.

• A) the cores of low-mass stars never get hot enough for carbon fusion
• B) the cores of low-mass stars never contain significant amounts of carbon
• C) only high-mass stars do fusion by the CNO cycle
• D) carbon fusion can occur only in the stars known as carbon stars

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