As an Interstellar Cloud Collapses to Become a Star,its Central

question 16

Multiple Choice

As an interstellar cloud collapses to become a star,its central parts at first heat up very slowly.Why?

• A)Infrared radiation can escape and cool the cloud
• B)The collapse is too slow to generate much energy
• C)Any heated atoms escape from the collapsing cloud
• D)The core of the cloud is degenerate

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