If neutrinos oscillated between four different types of neutrino during their transit from the Sun to Earth,then how many neutrinos would we have detected compared to what was emitted by the Sun?

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Neutrino oscillation would cause the neutrinos emitted by the Sun to change between four different types during their transit to Earth. This means that only one out of four neutrinos emitted by the Sun would be detected as the intended type on Earth, which results in only one-fourth as many detected neutrinos compared to what was emitted by the Sun. Therefore, the correct choice is B.

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