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Some stars end up as neutron stars because they exploded as a supernova and leaves a dense core behind. The strong gravity of the core compresses itself until protons and electrons are crushed into neutrons, this forms a neutron star. If the core is too massive, it would collapse into a black hole.
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Do low mass and medium mass stars eventually become neutron stars?
No, low mass stars do not become neutron stars. Low mass stars like the Sun end their lives as white dwarfs. Medium mass stars can evolve into neutron stars, but they must first go through the supernova stage to shed their outer layers and leave behind a dense core of neutrons.
What happens as stars die?
Exactly what happens depends on the mass of the star. Low mass stars first expand into giants, then shrink to white dwarfs. Stars with a little more mass than the Sun end up as neutron stars; stars with considerably more mass with the sun end up as black holes.
How do the lives of the most massive stars end?
Less massive stars end up as white dwarfs. More massive stars end up as a supernova or a neutron star or for the really massive stars...as a black hole. As a star ends its time in the main sequence it either becomes a Red Giant and end its life as a White Dwarf or becomes a White Super Giant and ends its life in an explosion (supernova) and if it's really dense it becomes a neutron star or a black hole as mentioned above.
What happens to a star when it becomes a super giant?
Some do, some become "bright giants" instead.
What do you call a star in a late stage of development?
Stars are expected to end up as white dwarves, neutron stars, or black holes. If you are interested in the stages before that (when the star still produces power), that include red giants, and supernovae.
Are white dwarfs important?
Well, they don't affect us directly... But it's interesting to know that most stars - and pressumably that will include our Sun - will end up as a white dwarf, eventually. The exception is the most massive stars, which become neutron stars or black holes.
Why are white dwarfs important?
Well, they don't affect us directly... But it's interesting to know that most stars - and pressumably that will include our Sun - will end up as a white dwarf, eventually. The exception is the most massive stars, which become neutron stars or black holes.
What is the final stage of evolution in a star?
That depends entirely on the mass and composition of a star, as well as its environment. Some stars quitly become red giants, then white dwarves, and then cool down to black dwarves. Other stars blow up energentically, leaving a neutron star or black hole. But in the end, even neutron stars and black holes will evaporate. So the answer to the question should technically be: nothing. Each and every star will eventually be reduced to nothing.
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.
What is a star that has collapsed after using its fuel?
A collapsed star after using up its fuel is called a white dwarf, neutron star, or black hole, depending on its mass. White dwarfs are remnants of low to medium mass stars, neutron stars are remnants of massive stars, and black holes are formed when very massive stars collapse.
What are the two end results of the cores of massive stars?
That depends on HOW massive. From about 2 times the mass of the Sun to about 5 times the mass of the Sun, the dying star will explode and crush the core into a neutron star. More than about 5 solar masses, and the result will probably be a black hole. However, there's a LOT that we don't yet understand about stellar evolution and stellar dynamics.
Two important properties of young neutron stars are?
Rapid rotation: Neutron stars can spin incredibly fast, with some completing hundreds of rotations per second. Strong magnetic fields: Neutron stars have extremely powerful magnetic fields, magnitudes stronger than any other object in the universe, which can influence their behavior and emit radiation.
