What Process Provides the Power to Maintain the Sun's Radiative

question 69

Multiple Choice

What process provides the power to maintain the Sun's radiative output?

• A) the fission of uranium to form lead
• B) the fusion of hydrogen into helium
• C) the decay of heavy elements in the solar core and the emission of neutrinos
• D) the fusion of helium into carbon

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