Which of the following statements about the mass of the Sun during its lifetime is correct?
A) It will have the same exact mass from birth to death
B) The only way the Sun loses mass is by turning a bit of mass into energy during fusion, and this loss is very small
C) The Sun will lose some mass during the late periods of its life, but the amount loss will be less than 1 %.
D) The Sun will lose a significant amount of mass during and after its red giant phase
E) The Sun will lose almost ALL of its mass before it dies; the remaining mass will be less than the mass of Jupiter.
Section 22.5: The Evolution of More Massive Stars
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