Multiple Choice
Helium burns in the core of a horizontal branch star via the ________ and produces ________.
A) triple-alpha reaction; carbon
B) proton-proton chain; lithium
C) triple-alpha reaction; oxygen
D) proton-proton chain; iron
E) proton-proton chain; calcium
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