Which of the following nuclear fuels does a 0.2 solar mass star use over the course of its entire evolution?
A) hydrogen
B) hydrogen and helium
C) hydrogen,helium,and carbon
D) hydrogen,helium,carbon,and neon
E) hydrogen,helium,carbon,neon,and oxygen

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A 0.2 solar mass star is a low-mass star that never becomes hot enough to fuse helium, so it only fuses hydrogen into helium over its lifetime.

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