When is electron degeneracy pressure important in a star?
A) just before the start of helium burning in the core
B) during core hydrogen burning
C) in a Cepheid variable that is burning helium in its core
D) in a protostar evolving toward the main sequence
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A) electrons inside a star
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A) Photons
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A)
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