The outward pressure of hot gas in the Sun
A) weakens the magnetic field.
B) is responsible for variations in the sunspot cycle.
C) is increasing the Sun's diameter.
D) is cooling the photosphere.
E) is balanced by the inward gravitational pressure.
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