The main energy source that drives a supernova explosion is ____.
A) a shock wave from the collapse of the iron core
B) a blast of gravitational waves emanating from the creation of a neutron star
C) a burst of neutrinos generated in the core collapse
D) energy from the radioactive decay of heavy elements
E) fusion of the remaining hydrogen in the star through a chain reaction
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