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    A 20 Solar Mass Star Will Stay on the Main
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A 20 Solar Mass Star Will Stay on the Main

Question 7

Question 7

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A 20 solar mass star will stay on the main sequence for 10 million years, yet its iron core canexist for only a:


A) day.
B) week.
C) month.
D) year.
E) century.

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