What will be the consequences for the planetary system when the Sun evolves to the asymptotic giant branch (AGB) phase of its evolution?
A) The whole planetary system will melt and vaporize.
B) The whole system will survive almost intact, but the planets will be driven outward from their present orbits by the intense solar wind.
C) The planetary system will be slowly drawn into the core of the Sun by the gravitational field of the high-density core.
D) The inner planets will melt and vaporize, but Jupiter and the outer planets will survive, after losing their outer atmospheres.
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