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The Dominant Mechanism by Which High-Mass Stars Generate Energy on the Main

Question 49

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The dominant mechanism by which high-mass stars generate energy on the main sequence is called

A) the proton-proton chain.
B) the carbon-carbon reaction.
C) the triple-alpha process.
D) the CNO cycle.
E) neutrino cooling.

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