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Kikoku

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The sunspot cycle averages about 11 months.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

Will the Sun become a brown dwarf? Explain.
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

FALSE

Answer to Question 2

No, our Sun is massive enough to stably fuse hydrogen into helium as a main-sequence star; brown dwarfs can never get that hot.




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