What major physical process is taking place inside stars that are on the main sequence in the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram?
A) Hydrogen is being converted to helium in their cores.
B) Hydrogen is being converted to helium in a shell around the helium-rich core.
C) Helium is being converted to carbon in their cores.
D) The gas is contracting gravitationally without nuclear reactions taking place.
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