What is unusual about main-sequence stars about 75% the mass of the Sun?
A) These stars fuse deuterium and lithium instead of hydrogen.
B) These stars are too small to develop any nuclear reactions.
C) None of these stars have yet evolved off the main sequence.
D) These stars develop fission rather than fusion reactions in their cores.
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