What is the lifetime of a star of 0.1 solar masses and a luminosity of 0.01 that of the Sun? Assume the lifetime of the Sun is 10 billion years.
A) 100 billion years
B) 10 trillion years
C) 10 billion years
D) 10 million years
E) This star will never start hydrogen fusion reactions because it is not massive enough.
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