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What element is the main fuel for red giants main sequence stars?

Main sequence star: hydrogen-1. Red giants: helium-4.


What red giants element is the main fuel for main sequence stars?

Main sequence star: hydrogen-1. Red giants: helium-4.


What element is the main fuel for main sequence stars for red giant?

Main sequence star: hydrogen-1. Red giants: helium-4.


Are main sequence stars older than red giants?

No, red giants are generally older than main sequence stars, as red giants have no hydrogen left for fuel, and burn helium instead. where as Main Sequence stars burn hydrogen for fuel.


What Star Expands After Exhausting Its Hydrogen Fuel?

Red Giants:)


What do red giants become after they run out of fuel?

They explode as a supernova/hypernova to form a planetary nebula/black hole.


Are giants hotter than white dwarfs?

No, white dwarfs are much hotter than giants. Giants are stars in the later stages of their evolution, while white dwarfs are the remnants of dead stars that have exhausted their nuclear fuel. White dwarfs can have surface temperatures in the tens of thousands of degrees Kelvin, while giants have lower surface temperatures.


Which are hotter white dwarfs or red giants?

red giants


Do stars expand in size?

Stars expand in size to become red giants, when they start running low on Hydrogen fuel.


What element is the main fuel for a red giant star?

The main fuel for a red giant star is hydrogen, which is fused into helium in the star's core during the earlier stages of its life. As the hydrogen in the core gets depleted, the star begins to fuse helium and other heavier elements in shells surrounding the core. This process causes the star to expand and cool, giving it the characteristic red color. Eventually, red giants may go on to fuse heavier elements as they evolve further.


Are there different types of red giants?

Yes, there are. The classic red giants that come from sun- like stars, and red supergiants come from blue giants.


Why do red giants expand?

Red giants expand because they have exhausted the hydrogen fuel in their cores and have started fusing helium. This helium fusion causes the outer layers of the star to swell and expand, making the star larger and cooler overall.