Where Does the Energy Come from to Produce the Gravitational

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Multiple Choice

Where does the energy come from to produce the gravitational waves that are emitted when a massive star collapses to become a black hole?

• A) E = mc². Some of the star's matter disappears.
• B) from the kinetic energy of the outward motion of the explosion
• C) from the magnetic fields of the star
• D) from the energy lost in the gravitational redshift

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