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question 11
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after its temperature rises to 10,000,000°c, a protostar becomes a star when
nuclear fusion ends.
nuclear fusion begins.
nuclear fission begins.
nuclear fission ends.
A protostar becomes a star when nuclear fusion begins. Nuclear fusion in a star's core converts hydrogen into helium, releasing energy that counteracts the gravitational collapse of the star - material. This balance marks the transition from a protostar to a star. Nuclear fission is not the process that makes a protostar into a star.
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B. nuclear fusion begins.