Which of the following nuclear fuels does a one-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 one-solar-mass star primarily fuses hydrogen into helium during its main sequence phase and later fuses helium into carbon during the red giant phase. It does not reach the temperatures required to fuse carbon or heavier elements.

Which of the Following Nuclear Fuels Does a One-Solar-Mass Star