The source of a protostar's heat is:
A) gravitational energy released as the protostar expands.
B) nuclear reactions converting helium to carbon and oxygen in its core.
C) gravitational energy released as the star contracts.
D) nuclear reactions converting hydrogen into helium in its core.
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