What Is the Source of the X Rays Emitted by the Solar

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Multiple Choice

What is the source of the X rays emitted by the solar corona?

• A) high-energy electrons spiraling at high speed along the coronal magnetic fields
• B) X rays from the solar photosphere, scattered from ions in the corona
• C) decaying radioactive nuclei in the hot coronal gases
• D) extremely high-temperature gas

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