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A star has been burning for so many years that all of the hydrogen and helium is just sucked out of it and after a star burns out, let's say if the sun were to burn out, then it would collapse into a red giant. Bigger and more massive stars collapse into super giants. But if the sun were to collapse into a red giant, it would become bigger and bigger and eventually suck in all of the planets in the solar system. Even if the red giant weren't to reach out as far, the gravitational pull would suck in all of the other planets. And red giants or super giants only live a short amount of time before either turning into a white dwarf or a supernova, depending on its mass.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoYes at first its made of dust in the space the it will form a star with a blue-white colored star, then yellow, our sun today (2010) is a yellow star, the a red giant it can be a nova that will lead to a black hole or a white star then a black dwarf
Another reply: Obviously they run out of fuel. To understand this doesn't require advanced nuclear physics: it follows directly from the Law of Conservation of Energy.
What actually happens, though, is that stars get their energy from convertir hydrogen to helium, and later in their life (for some stars), converting hydrogen to heavier elements. Eventually, they will run out of the lighter elements, and can produce no more energy. Small stars (the vast majority of stars in the Universe) are not as wasteful of their fuel as the bigger stars, and this process can take trillions of years.
About the collapse, it seems that all stars will collapse once they run out of fuel. Depending on their mass, they can turn into a white dwarf, a neutron star (a.k.a. pulsar), or a black hole.
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∙ 13y agothe star shrinks because the nuclear helps the star grow so with out it the star will shrink
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Which progression do astronomers expect our sun to follow as it runs out of fuel?
When the sun runs out of fuel it is expected to turn into a red supergiant engulfing earth. Then it is supposed to shrink into a white dwarf.
How does the gas get into the sun?
Initially, 5 billion years ago, a large collection of Hydrogen gas accumulated over time to form a large body of gas. When temperature gets extremely high in the core of this body, nuclear fusion starts, using the gas as fuel. So, there was already gas in the first place, and the star dies when this fuel runs out.
What causes neutrons stars to form?
when a supernova occurs and the star is destroyed but if some how the nucleus survives and its mass is 1.4 solar masses then the nucleus started to shrink under its own gravity then the next stable state is neutron star.
True or false as nuclear fuel runs out a star's internal structure and its mechanism for producing pressure change to counteract gravity?
um true?
What is the process that creates a neutron star?
the only reason a star stays 'alive' is because it creates enough outward force from nuclear fusion to fight off the force of gravity. when a star runs out of fuel, the main and first option being hydrogen, the easiest to use, to create power, it has two options. the star has to try to fuse helium which is a lot harder to do, and requires a lot more heat to do, then beryllium and so on up to carbon which a star cannot fuse. then, when the star runs out of fuel that it can burn, gravity pushes all of the solar mass to the core. this is how a supernova is started. if the core manages to handle the pressure, it turns into a white dwarf star, if the core collapses, then it turns into a spacial anomaly known as a black hole. the outcome is a result of the amount of solar mass.
Which progression do astronomers expect our sun to follow as it runs out of fuel?
When the sun runs out of fuel it is expected to turn into a red supergiant engulfing earth. Then it is supposed to shrink into a white dwarf.
What is formed when a red supergiant runs out of fuel at its core?
black hole
How is the red-giant formed?
A red giant forms when a star runs out of hydrogen fuel at its core and starts fusing hydrogen in a shell around the core the core. This causes the star to expand and cool.
When a main sequence star runs out of hydrogen to fuel the core of which type of star begins to form?
red giant
How does the gas get into the sun?
Initially, 5 billion years ago, a large collection of Hydrogen gas accumulated over time to form a large body of gas. When temperature gets extremely high in the core of this body, nuclear fusion starts, using the gas as fuel. So, there was already gas in the first place, and the star dies when this fuel runs out.
What causes neutrons stars to form?
when a supernova occurs and the star is destroyed but if some how the nucleus survives and its mass is 1.4 solar masses then the nucleus started to shrink under its own gravity then the next stable state is neutron star.
Why does a massive star have a much shorter life span compared to the sun?
Because a massive star has more pressure on the core, this creates greater temperatures, which increase the amount of nuclear fusion that occurs. This uses more hydrogen and thus the star runs out of fuel much quicker, that a smaller star.
True or false as nuclear fuel runs out a star's internal structure and its mechanism for producing pressure change to counteract gravity?
um true?
The sun will go into its dying stages when what runs out?
The sun produce energy during the nuclear fusion process when hydrogen atoms are converted into helium atoms in the core of the sun. When the sun runs out of hydrogen it will "start to die".
What will the sun turn into when it runs out of fuel for fusion?
When the sun starts to burn off all of its fuel, however, it will start to lose its mass. The sun will then start to expand into a red giant. After this phase, the remaining part will shrink and become a white dwarf, which is about Earth's size but a million times denser and very hot. The expanded part of the sun will be released into space, creating a planetary nebula, which is basically an enormous ball of gas.
Just as a low-mass main sequence star runs out of fuel in its core it actually becomes brighter How is this possible?
The core contracts, raising the temperature and increasing the size of the region of hydrogen shell-burning.
What is the process that creates a neutron star?
the only reason a star stays 'alive' is because it creates enough outward force from nuclear fusion to fight off the force of gravity. when a star runs out of fuel, the main and first option being hydrogen, the easiest to use, to create power, it has two options. the star has to try to fuse helium which is a lot harder to do, and requires a lot more heat to do, then beryllium and so on up to carbon which a star cannot fuse. then, when the star runs out of fuel that it can burn, gravity pushes all of the solar mass to the core. this is how a supernova is started. if the core manages to handle the pressure, it turns into a white dwarf star, if the core collapses, then it turns into a spacial anomaly known as a black hole. the outcome is a result of the amount of solar mass.
