A Star 10 Times More Massive Than the Sun Fuses

question 38

Multiple Choice

A star 10 times more massive than the Sun fuses hydrogen to helium 3,000 times faster than the Sun.If the Sun spends 10 billion years on the main sequence,how long will the more massive star remain there?

• A) 10¹¹ years
• B) 10⁹ years
• C) 3 × 10⁷ years
• D) 3 × 10⁶ years

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