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A main sequence star cools and expands. It must be entering which stage? A. white dwarf B. black dwarf C. red giant D. neutron star ...?

A main sequence star cools and expands. It must be entering which stage? A. white dwarf B. black dwarf C. red giant D. neutron star ...?
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A main sequence star cools and expands. It must be entering which stage?

A. white dwarf
B. black dwarf
C. red giant
D. neutron star ...?

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If a main sequence star is cooling and expanding, it is entering the red giant stage. This means that the star has burned up all of it's hydrogen and is now starting to burn its helium making it cooler.
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