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Is betelgeuse hotter than a white dwarf?
No, the surface temperature of Betelgeuse is colder than the temperature of a white dwarf, the white dwarf is the hot core of a dead star. Also, red stars are always colder than white stars.
Why is a White Dwarf hotter than the sun?
A white dwarf is what remains of a star's interior, which is much hotter than the surface because it is closer to the source of fusion.
Is the surface temperature of white dwarf stars higher or lower than red super giants?
Yes dwarf has higher temperature
Why do white dwarfs have low luminosity?
even though a white dwarf may burn hot, it's size is what limits it's luminosity. Here is one way to look at it: Imagine a white dwarf with the mass of our sun. Our sun's surface temp is right around 5,770K and weighs one solar mass. Now, this imaginary white dwarf would be about the size of the earth and have a surface temp of around 10,000K - 11,000K. This white dwarf would have a surface area 1/333,000 of the sun. A white dwarf of this size is about average and as you can imagine, has very little room to put out energy compared to other solar masses.
Is the surface temperature of white dwarf stars higher or lower than a red super giants?
Yes dwarf has higher temperature
How is it possinle for whit dwarfs to have a lower luminosity than the sun even though the sun is much cooler than the white dwarf?
Luminosity will also depend on the surface area. The Sun has about 10,000 times the surface area of a typical white dwarf.
Why are dwarf plants are hot but dim?
I assume you mean a DWARF STAR. There are different types of dwarf stars; the white dwarfs are fairly hot - but the reason they are dim is that they have a very small surface area.
What type of stars has a low temperature and high luminosity?
A white dwarf.A white dwarf.A white dwarf.A white dwarf.
Are white dwarf stars very bright or faint compared to regular stars?
Answer #1: bright===================Answer #2: They're faint.Another answer: They are indeed very faint.They can have high surface temperatures, but they have very small surface areas.No white dwarf star is visible from Earth with the "naked eye".
Why would a white dwarf become a red dwarf?
A white dwarf could not become a red dwarf. A white dwarf is a remnant of a dead star. A red dwarf is a star with a very low mass.
How did the white dwarf star get its name?
The term "white dwarf" was coined by astronomer Willem Luyten in the 1920s to describe the fainter, cooler remnants of Sun-like stars. The word "white" refers to its color, which appears white due to its low surface temperature, while "dwarf" denotes its small size compared to other types of stars.
Is a white dwarf capable of fusing elements?
Not normally. A white dwarf is the remnant of a star in which fusion has stopped. If, however, a white dwarf has a close binary companion star it can accrete gas from that companion. If enough gas collects on the white dwarf it can ignite a complex reaction change between the hydrogen gas and the carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen of the surface. Unlike the steady fusion in a main sequence star, the fusion on a white dwarf is a runaway reaction that results in a massive explosion called a nova, which drives away the accreted gas and ends fusion. If the white dwarf is massive enough the accretion of gas can trigger carbon fusion inside the white dwarf, resulting in an even larger explosion called a type Ia supernova, which destroys the white dwarf.
