If the Sun were much less massive, how would the pressure at the center compare to its present value?
A) The pressure is unaffected by the mass, so the pressure at the center would be the same as its present value.
B) The pressure would decrease.
C) The pressure would increase.
D) The answer depends on what happens to the radius and thus the resulting density.
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