A star's size stabilizes when

A. the star first ignites.
B. it reaches temperatures of about 3 million K.
C. the star's gravitational attraction is balanced by the gravitational attraction to neighboring stars.
D. thermal pressure and gravitational attraction balance each other.


Answer: D

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