The primary evidence that our Sun is a third-,fourth-,or fifth-generation star comes from the fact that our

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The presence of heavy atoms (elements heavier than helium) is a characteristic trait of higher-generation stars. First-generation stars would have only contained the primordial elements formed in the Big Bang (primarily hydrogen and helium) and would not have had heavy atoms. Therefore, the fact that our Solar System contains heavy atoms is evidence that our Sun is a third-, fourth-, or fifth-generation star. The other answer choices do not provide evidence related to the generation of the Sun.

The Primary Evidence That Our Sun Is a Third-,Fourth-,Or Fifth-Generation