Will the Sun undergo a helium flash?
A) Yes.
B) No. Only stars more massive than the Sun experience a helium flash.
C) No. Only stars less massive than the Sun experience a helium flash.
D) No. The Sun is now in the correct mass range to experience a helium flash, but by the time it ends its life on the main sequence it will have lost enough mass that it will no longer be in the correct range.
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