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The star first expands into a red giant (or a supergiant star if the original star was a giant star) and then explodes in a fusion flash (sun-size star), nova (slightly larger), or supernova (for a supergiant).

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Which would probavly generate more light a star that burns hydrogen quickly or a star that burns hydrogen slowly?

A star that burns hydrogen quickly would typically generate more light than a star that burns hydrogen slowly. This is because a faster-burning star, usually more massive, undergoes nuclear fusion at a higher rate, producing greater energy output and luminosity. In contrast, a slower-burning star, often less massive, has a lower rate of fusion and thus emits less light. Therefore, the rate of hydrogen consumption directly influences the star's brightness.


What would generate more light a star that burns hydrogen quickly or slowly?

A star that burns hydrogen quickly would generate more light than one that burns it slowly. This is because a faster fusion rate produces more energy in a shorter period, resulting in a higher luminosity. In contrast, a star that burns hydrogen slowly would have a lower energy output, leading to dimmer light. Therefore, the rate of hydrogen fusion directly impacts the star's brightness.


When the core of a star shrinks after hydrogen fusion stops the core heats up but what happens to the star?

The rest of the star expands.


Where does hydrogen fusion occur when there is no hydrogen left in the core of a star?

If there is no hydrogen left at the core of star then hydrogen fusion cannot occur. What happens in the core of a star before that happens is that helium begins to fuse, and then the other elements going up the periodic table until carbon. And then if the star explodes into a supernova, traces of the higher elements are fused as well.


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.

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What happens when a star burns all of its hydrogen?

When a star burns up all of its hydrogen,it becomes red in color.As hydrogen is the fuel for star and it will burst after it.


Which would probavly generate more light a star that burns hydrogen quickly or a star that burns hydrogen slowly?

A star that burns hydrogen quickly would typically generate more light than a star that burns hydrogen slowly. This is because a faster-burning star, usually more massive, undergoes nuclear fusion at a higher rate, producing greater energy output and luminosity. In contrast, a slower-burning star, often less massive, has a lower rate of fusion and thus emits less light. Therefore, the rate of hydrogen consumption directly influences the star's brightness.


What happens when a star burns up all of its hydrogen?

When a star runs out of hydrogen fuel in its core, nuclear fusion slows down and the core contracts while the outer layers expand. The star becomes a red giant as it fuses heavier elements in its shell, until eventually it sheds its outer layers forming a planetary nebula, leaving behind a dense core known as a white dwarf.


What would generate more light a star that burns hydrogen quickly or slowly?

A star that burns hydrogen quickly would generate more light than one that burns it slowly. This is because a faster fusion rate produces more energy in a shorter period, resulting in a higher luminosity. In contrast, a star that burns hydrogen slowly would have a lower energy output, leading to dimmer light. Therefore, the rate of hydrogen fusion directly impacts the star's brightness.


What happens to a star in a billion years?

it dies out (burns out)


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 causes a giant?

After a star burns up all it's hydrogen, it becomes a red giant.


Can 2 hydrogen molecules be combined with an oxygen molecule to make water?

YES, this happens when hydrogen burns. 2H2 + O2 ==> 2H2O


What happens to Hydrogen atoms in a star's core?

its clears air


What happens to the hydrogen atoms in methane when it is burnt in plenty of oxygen?

it burns and seperates actually it burns and oxygen burns it , methane is the gas that we mostly use in southern countries for cooking


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