According to the supermassive black hole hypothesis, how is the energy that powers active galactic nuclei produced?
A) by nuclear fusion near the central black hole
B) by magnetic fields that trap and accelerate charged particles
C) by the impact of jets being shot out of the central black hole
D) by converting the gravitational potential energy of infalling matter to kinetic energy and thermal energy
E) by matter—antimatter annihilation
D) by converting the gravitational potential energy of infalling matter to kinetic energy and thermal energy
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A.) Oxygen. B.) Sulfur. C.) Hydrogen. D.) Nitrogen. E.) All of the above.
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