A main sequence star has 3 times the mass of the Sun. Using ________ we find that the star is ________ times more luminous than the Sun.

A. the Stefan-Boltzmann law; 3
B. the inverse-square law; 9
C. the mass-luminosity relation; 3
D. Wien's law; 3
E. the mass-luminosity relation; 9


Answer: E

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