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Source of solar energy is due to natural fusion in which hydrogen gets converted into helium with carbon serving as a natural catalyst. This carbon cycle was proposed by

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Bothe

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Yukawa

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Ferm

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Soddy

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The correct option is B Bothe
Carbon - Nitrogen cycle was discovered by Hans Bethe.
Fredrick soddy explained that radioactivity is due to the transmutation of elements, now known to involve nuclear reactions.
Hideki Yukawa explained interaction between protons and neutrons.
Enric Fermi was known for his work on Chicago pile - 1(the first nuclear reactor)

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