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Well, kinda. It IS due to gravitational force, but it first is centered at the core. If there's enough matter pushing in, the energy caused by that force would allow just one more burst of nuclear fusion, resulting in a shockwave which blows out the outermost layers.
When a star is actively carrying out nuclear fusion the pressure it generates balances the force of gravity, but the supply of thermonuclear fuel is finite and will eventually run out. When that happens the inner portion of the star will collapse.
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∙ 13y agoDepending on the remaining mass of the star, it may collapse (in order of increasing mass) to a white dwarf; a neutron star; or a black hole.
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What happens to the rotation of a molecular cloud as it collapses to form a star?
The rotation rate increases and results in a disk of material around a protostar.
What is believed to be created when a star collapses?
supernova
What can be formed when a star collapses?
Depending on the size of the star: a neutron star or a black hole-
A collapsed star from which light cannot escape?
The collapses star gets squeezed by collapses gas and turns into a black hole.
what is a collapsed star ?
A collapsed star is a term used to describe a "dead" star, which is a star that has come to the end of its lifetime and just collapses on itself. A black hole
What theoretically results when a star dies?
When a star dies a big explosion erupts. The star will then crumble in to tiny microscopic pieces of rock.
What do you call it when a star explodes as a supernova and collapses?
pulsar star and if it collapses even more a Black hole.
What happens to the rotation of a molecular cloud as it collapses to form a star?
The rotation rate increases and results in a disk of material around a protostar.
What is produced when the outer core of a star explodes after the star collapses?
Supernova
What is believed to be created when a star collapses?
supernova
What can be formed when a star collapses?
Depending on the size of the star: a neutron star or a black hole-
The super-nova is what stage in the life of a star?
The death stage. It explodes and either collapses into a neutron star or collapses even more into a black hole in space.
What happens when massive stars collapse?
The collapses star gets squeezed by collapses gas and turns into a black hole.
When a star collaspeses what will form?
when a star collapses it is called a supernova, i learned about it in science today!
A what is formed by a star that collapses under gravity to the point that its electrons and protrons form neutrons?
Neutron Star. It collapses and splits its atoms apart. It's composed of only neutrons.
What happen when a supernova collapses suddenly?
A supernova occurs AFTER a star collapses suddenly. See related question
When will a black hole form?
after a neutron star collapses on itself
