What type of reaction provide energy within a red giant star?

and how come?

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Holland

18 September, 19:59

What type of reaction provide energy within a red giant star?

and how come?

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"A red giant is a star that has exhausted the primary supply of hydrogen fuel at its core. An average-sized star like our Sun will spend the final 10 percent of its life as a red giant. In this phase, a star's surface temperature drops to between 3,140 and 6,741°F (1,727 and 3,727°C) and its diameter expands to 10 to 1,000 times that of the Sun. The star takes on a reddish color, which is what gives it its name."

What type of reaction provide energy within a red giant star?and how come?

What type of reaction provide energy within a red giant star?

and how come?