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Graduate Help with Life expectancy of Main Sequence stars.
That could be the wrong equation altogether...- irk_t_great
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Graduate Help with Life expectancy of Main Sequence stars.
If the nuclear fusion reaction of converting 4 H ! He occurs at an efficiency of 0.7%, and that mass is converted into energy according to the equation E = mc2, then estimate the Main Sequence lifetime of the Sun (spectral type G2) in years if the luminosity of the Sun is 3.83×1033 ergs s−1...- irk_t_great
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