Multiple Choice
How long a main sequence star remains on the main sequence in the H-R diagram depends most strongly on
A) its initial composition
B) the number of companion stars or planets orbiting it
C) its radial velocity (as measured from the spectrum)
D) its mass
E) its ability to fuse the element carbon into some other element
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