What Will Be the Mass of the Sun at the End

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Multiple Choice

What will be the mass of the Sun at the end of its asymptotic giant branch (AGB) phase, due to mass loss to space by its stellar wind?

• A) still almost 1 solar mass since mass loss is negligible for a low-mass star like the Sun
• B) between 0.1 and 0.2 solar mass
• C) about 0.8 solar mass
• D) about 0.5 solar mass

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