Each Successive Stage of Core Nuclear Reactions in a Massive

question 35

Multiple Choice

Each successive stage of core nuclear reactions in a massive star lasts for considerably less time than the previous stage (e.g.,for a 25-solar-mass star,carbon fusion lasts for 600 years,while neon fusion lasts for only 1 year) .One reason is that the:

• A) later the stage of fusion, the less massive is the star.
• B) later the stage of fusion, the more massive is the star.
• C) more massive the nuclei, the fewer there are to react together.
• D) more massive the nuclei, the less energy is released by fusing them together.

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