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When the Sun First Becomes a Red Giant Star, Its

Question 41

Question 41

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When the Sun first becomes a red giant star, its energy generation will be produced by:


A) core hydrogen fusion.
B) shell hydrogen fusion.
C) core helium fusion.
D) Kelvin-Helmholtz contraction.

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