Multiple Choice
Low-mass stars could form in the second generation because
A) massive elements produced in the first stars coalesced into dust grains.
B) they formed in minihalos of cold dark matter.
C) gravitational waves led to the fragmentation of dark matter minihalos into microhalos.
D) there was a lot more raw material available for star formation after the demise of the first stars.
E) different types of fundamental forces controlled the formation of the first and second generation.
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