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All red giant stars will start helium fusion when their core is compressed.
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The sun burns helium to make what other gas?
The sun burns small amounts of helium and when combined with oxygen, the helium makes neon. The sun burns mostly hydrogen.
What is the main source of energy of a star as it grows in size to becomes a red giant?
A main sequence star burns hydrogen to helium. Once a main sequence star exhausts all of the hydrogen, it begins to expand and burn helium causing if to become a red giant.
Why does an old main sequence star have more helium than a young main sequence star?
Stars convert hydrogen into helium over time.However, please note that they do so at very different rates; a massive star burns its fuel (hydrogen) much faster than a less massive star - so you can well have a massive star, which is only a few million years old, but which already burnt much of its fuel.
Why must a star convert helium after it has converted all of its hydrogen to helium?
Helium is the star's source of energy and if it has no energy the star would die.
In what type of star would helium be converted to carbon as the final stage of fusion?
Brown dwarf
What fuel burns in a main sequence star?
Hydrogen "burns" as it were, in "nuclear fusion" reactions to give helium and release energy.
What is the main characteristic of a sequence star?
The defining characteristic of a main sequence star burns hydrogen to helium in its core.
What assists the star to give its own heat and light?
because the star burns and fuses hydrogen and helium (like the sun) making heat an light
The sun burns helium to make what other gas?
The sun burns small amounts of helium and when combined with oxygen, the helium makes neon. The sun burns mostly hydrogen.
What is the main source of energy of a star as it grows in size to becomes a red giant?
A main sequence star burns hydrogen to helium. Once a main sequence star exhausts all of the hydrogen, it begins to expand and burn helium causing if to become a red giant.
What makes a star stop being a sequence star?
Basically, the stars on the "Main Sequence" are the ones that fuse hydrogen-1 into helium-4. Once a star burns up its hydrogen-1 fuel, or doesn't have much left, it will start burning helium-4 into heavier elements. It is then that the star leaves the "Main Sequence".
Why does an old main sequence star have more helium than a young main sequence star?
Stars convert hydrogen into helium over time.However, please note that they do so at very different rates; a massive star burns its fuel (hydrogen) much faster than a less massive star - so you can well have a massive star, which is only a few million years old, but which already burnt much of its fuel.
What type of fusion occurs in a high-mass star near the end stages of its life cycle?
helium capture
Why must a star convert helium after it has converted all of its hydrogen to helium?
Helium is the star's source of energy and if it has no energy the star would die.
Does sun burns helium to make hydrogen?
no it has hydogen and helium but it makes heat and light
What are the characteristics of white stars?
It is the Post-Main sequence star that burns helium. They are considered giants, unlike our sun, which is a Yellow Dwarf. they are extremely hot and large.
In what type of star would helium be converted to carbon as the final stage of fusion?
Brown dwarf
