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A star with half the mass of the Sun will shine dimly for a VERY long time. The more massive the star, the brighter it is and the more rapidly it develops and evolves.
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Does a low mass star end its life as a white dwarf?
Yes.
What is the relationship between a black hole and a neutron star?
Think of a black hole like the neutron star's big brother. When a star reaches the end of its life, it blows off its outer layer in a supernova and leaves behind a stellar remnant. The mass of the star, during its life, determines what is left behind by its death. For relatively low mass stars (such as our own star), the remnant is a white dwarf. Get much larger than about 1.4 times our own star's mass and you end up with a neutron star. The exact upper mass limit for neutron star formation isn't known for certain, but the estimate is something between 2 and 3 times our own star's mass. Above that, and the remnant core collapses into a black hole.
What is a low- meduim- mass star the becomes the end of its life?
White dwarf. High mass stars become neutron stars or black holes.
How does hyddroststic equilibrium in a star is determined by mass?
Massive stars get hotter, burn their fuel faster, and therefore live shorter.With respect to their "death": Stars of "normal" mass become white dwarves; more massive stars become neutron stars, and the most massive stars become black holes.
When a low-mass star nears the end of its life it ejects shells of gas into space forming?
A Planetary Nebula
How does a star's mass indicate lifetime?
When a star is at the end of its lifetime its mass increases.
What does a high mass and low mass star end as?
white dwarf
How does a stars mass indicate?
When a star is at the end of its lifetime its mass increases.
What might be the end point of a star with a mass larger than the sun?
It can become a white dwarf, a neutron star or a black hole, depending on the mass that remains at the end of the star's life.
What is the relationship between mass and the end stages of stars lives?
The more mass a star has the less time it has to live or "be a star." The less mass a star has the longer it has to live.
Is a stars eventual fate determined by its initial mass or by the mass it has at the end of it's life?
Ultimately the mass a star has at the end of its life depends on its initial mass. This mass determines what stages a star will go through in its death throws.
What characteristic determines if a star will end its life as a black hole or neutron star?
The mass of the star.
How does a stars mass indicate its lifetime?
When a star is at the end of its lifetime its mass increases.
Is the end life of a planetary nebula a high mass or low mass star?
Low mass
Low mass stars will become a when they die. A high mass star will end up as a or a?
A low mass star will become a white dwarf star, eventually this will cool to become a black dwarf. A high mass star (at least 8 times the mass of our Sun) will form a neutron star or a black hole, after a supernova event.
Does a low mass star end its life as a white dwarf?
Yes.
How does the birth of the star affect its destiny?
The birth of a star is all related to mass and it's ultimate end.
