Multiple Choice
An old high-mass star can have a number of shells (hydrogen, helium, carbon, neon, oxygen, silicon) plus an iron core. Fusion generally takes place in all these regions EXCEPT the
A) hydrogen shell.
B) helium shell.
C) silicon shell.
D) iron core.
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