Multiple Choice
Using the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram (Figure 12-7 in the text) , determine which type of star has these characteristics: surface temperature of 40,000 K and luminosity 100,000 times that of the Sun.
A) cool, red, main-sequence star
B) hot, blue, main-sequence star
C) white dwarf
D) red giant
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