What Is Unusual About Main-Sequence Stars About 75% the Mass

question 97

Multiple Choice

What is unusual about main-sequence stars about 75% the mass of the Sun?

• A) These stars fuse deuterium and lithium instead of hydrogen.
• B) These stars are too small to develop any nuclear reactions.
• C) None of these stars have yet evolved off the main sequence.
• D) These stars develop fission rather than fusion reactions in their cores.

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