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nuclear time scale
subject			fact

nuclear time scale	see also Kelvin timescale
	has definition Time required for a star to evolve a significant distance off the main sequence; the time it takes a star to convert all its available hydrogen into helium.
	is a kind of time
time	has unit time unit
number	has value

Kinds of nuclear time scale :

• Sun nuclear time scale (3 facts) - Time required for the Sun to evolve a significant distance off the main sequence; the time it takes the Sun to convert all its available hydrogen into helium.