A star that has exhausted the hydrogen in its core will become a red giant or supergiant.
I am pretty sure it becomes a giant if I'm not mistaken.
how can a red giant star become brighter if it now has a lower surface temp
A star that is in it's teenage years(medium star) isn't a red giant until it's last years.
Less energy is produced in the interior
That would mainly depend on the star's mass.
it doesn't because the star may be already dead before its ready to become a giant.
A star that has exhausted the hydrogen in its core will become a red giant or supergiant.
A star's entire fate is tied into its initial mass. Nothing else matters.
A giant star would experience a supernova explosion, in order to become a white dwarf.
When fusion stops in a star it will start to fuse helium and will become a red giant.
a super giant.
Just once.
red giant
I am pretty sure it becomes a giant if I'm not mistaken.
yes. in about five billion years the sun will become a red giant.
how can a red giant star become brighter if it now has a lower surface temp