Why low-mass high-mass stars take different paths at the end of their life?

Answer 1

Low mass and high mass stars take different paths at the end of their life because high mass stars becaome so dense that they have to do something different then the low mass stars. For example the high mass stars sometimes form into black holes and the low mass stars form into white dwarfs.

Answer 2

First, the core shrinks and increases in temperature as it starts to run out of hydrogen for fusion. The high temperature and increased pressure cause helium outside the core to begin the fusion process, making the star expand into a red giant. When the temperature and pressure become high enough changes in the core cause the star to diminish rapidly and cool, becoming a white dwarf. White dwarf stars will remain at that stage until their fuel is thoroughly depleted, at which point they become brown dwarfs.

Answer 3

Depending on the star's remaining mass, it will turn into a white dwarf (for the lower masses), a neutron star (medium masses), or a black hole (for the highest masses). Each of these objects is progressively smaller, and more dense.

Answer 4

Mainly, a high-mass star will burn up its fuel much, much faster than a low-mass star. The stars with the largest masses can have a lifetime of just a few million years, a star like our Sun is expected to last about 10 billion years, and red dwarves, which have even lower masses, can last a trillion years, or even 10 trillion years.

Also, if more mass is left at the end of a star's lifetime - after it burns out its fuel - the star may become a neutron star or even a black hole, whereas our Sun is expected to become a white dwarf.

Answer 5

Because they fuse their atoms faster.

Answer 6

They have higher core temperatures and so use their energy supplies much faster.

Answer 7

Low mass stars and medium mass stars usually become white dwarfs.

Answer 8

They have more to lose.