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Q: Is the sun in the collection of white dwarf stars?
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White Dwarf is one of the final stages in?

A stars evolution. Our Sun will go yellow dwarf -> red giant -> white dwarf -> black dwarf.


What group of stars represent the final observed stage of stars with masses similar to your sun?

White dwarf stars.


What happens to stars which are less massive than sun?

Stars with more than about 80% of the Sun's mass behave like the Sun. They should eventually become red giant stars then white dwarf stars. Stars with mass of between about 8% and 80% of the Sun's mass are red dwarf stars. Below that come the "brown dwarfs, which aren't really true stars at all. The red dwarfs cannot fuse helium, so they simply become "white dwarf" stars when they have used up all their hydrogen "fuel".


Will the sun turn into a neutron star?

No. It does not have enough mass. Only stars 8 times the mass of the sun or greater can become neutron stars. The sun will become a white dwarf.


Will the sun be a white dwarf for the rest of eternity?

No. After the sun becomes a white dwarf it will eventually cool to become a black dwarf.


Will the sun turn into a pulsar?

No. It does not have enough mass. Only stars 8 times the mass of the sun or greater can become pulsars. The sun will become a white dwarf.


Is the sun or a black dwarf hotter?

stars


Is a red dwarf star most stars?

Red dwarf stars are the commonest stars, at least in the region of space around our Sun.


Will the sun end its life as a black hole?

No. Only the most massive stars form black holes. When the sun dies it will form a white dwarf.


What forms when the stars colape?

It depends on the size of the star. You could end up with a White Dwarf, a Neutron Star, or a Black Hole with a White Dwarf coming from the smaller star and and a Black Hole coming from the largest star. Our Sun will leave a White Dwarf when it burns out.


Is the Sun a white dwarf before becoming its present size?

No. In about 7.5 billion years the Sun will become a white dwarf.


The majority of stars in our galaxy are?

Yellow dwarf stars like our own sun.