When the core of a protostar reaches 10 million degrees Kelvin, the pressure is so great that the nuclear fusion of which gas begins?
A
hydroxide
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B
hydrogen
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C
heliogen
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D
hydrogate
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Solution
The correct option is B hydrogen A star's composition is mostly made of gases of which hydrogen and helium forms the most largest component of it. Hydrogen being the lightest element will get fused to helium