What fraction of its mass does a main-sequence star of 25 solar masses eject into space during its lifetime?
A) almost all of it, greater than 80%
B) only a small fraction, about 1/100
C) between 1/4 and 1/2
D) only its outer atmosphere, less than 1 part in 10⁴
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