Stars with a mass from 0.01 M _$\odot$ to 0.08 M _$\odot$ are very different from the Sun because they: A) do not have strong enough gravity to form planets B) have much higher temperatures than the Sun C) cannot successfully execute the proton-proton chain reactions D) form much faster than the Sun did E) do not exhibit sunspots

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Stars with a mass from 0.01 to 0.08 solar masses are brown dwarfs, which cannot sustain hydrogen fusion via the proton-proton chain reactions due to insufficient core temperatures and pressures.

Stars with a Mass from 0 ⊙\odot⊙ to 0 ⊙\odot⊙

Stars with a Mass from 0 $\odot$ to 0 $\odot$