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A) The average age of disk stars is less than that of halo stars.
B) Disk stars are all younger than 5 billion years.
C) Disk stars have a higher proportion of heavy elements, on average, than halo stars.
D) Disk stars orbit in the same direction around the Galactic center.
E) The length of the disk is about 100 times its thickness.


B

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