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A white dwarf has approximately the mass of our Sun, in a volume that's about a million times smaller - so it has a very high density (some tonnes per cubic centimeter). It's also very hot. Since energy production has stopped, they will cool down over time, but not enough time has elapsed for that to happen yet - in other words, the existing white dwarves are still very hot.
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∙ 9y agoWhite dwarf stars are very hot, small and dense stars.
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Does fusion occur in white dwarf stars?
No. A white dwarf is the remnant of a star in which fusion as stopped.
Is the sun in the collection of white dwarf stars?
NO.
What type of stars has a low temperature and high luminosity?
A white dwarf.A white dwarf.A white dwarf.A white dwarf.
Why are White Dwarf stars so dim?
White dwarfs are dim because they are small, and small stars radiate less light.
What do white dwarf stars become?
Black dwarfs. [See related question]
Are white dwarf stars young?
No. A white dwarf is a remnant of a dead star.
Are white dwarf stars always white?
No in the life cycle of a star, a white dwarf can cool and become a black dwarf
Does fusion occur in white dwarf stars?
No. A white dwarf is the remnant of a star in which fusion as stopped.
Are there dwarf stars other than red and white like maybe blue?
Yes there are a few more [See related link for more information].--- Main sequence stars -----Red dwarf Yellow dwarfBlue dwarf (hypothetical)--- Degenerate stars --------White dwarf Black dwarf (hypothetical)--- Sub stellar stars -------Brown dwarf.
Is white dwarf a star?
Many stars are white dwarfs.
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 are the smaller stars called?
A white dwarf
Is the sun in the collection of white dwarf stars?
NO.
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.
Do white dwarf stars have many craters?
Since white dwarf, like all stars, are made up of plasma (ionized gas), they have no craters on their surfaces.
Are white dwarf stars a low mass star?
A white dwarf is the remnant of a low to medium mass star.
What is the classification for small and hot stars?
White Dwarf.
