Multiple Choice
Consider the star to which the arrow points. How is it currently generating energy?
A) by hydrogen shell burning around an inert helium core
B) by gravitational contraction
C) by both hydrogen and helium shell burning around an inert carbon core
D) by core hydrogen fusion
E) by core helium fusion combined with hydrogen shell burning
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