Which of These Begins First in the Core of a Massive

question 31

Multiple Choice

Which of these begins first in the core of a massive star?

• A) silicon fusion to iron
• B) neon fusion to magnesium
• C) carbon fusion to neon
• D) helium fusion to carbon
• E) hydrogen fusion to helium

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