Multiple Choice
An iron core cannot support a star because:
A) iron is the heaviest element, and sinks upon differentiation.
B) iron has poor nuclear binding energy.
C) iron cannot fuse with other nuclei to produce energy.
D) iron supplies too much pressure.
E) iron is in the form of a gas, not a solid, in the center of a star.
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