The time taken for neutrinos generated in the thermonuclear reactions at the center of the Sun to escape from its surface is:
A) about 170,000 years, just like the electromagnetic energy.
B) about 1 million years.
C) extremely short-a small fraction of a second-because they travel faster than the speed of light.
D) a few seconds.
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