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No, a red giant is a star that has just left the hydrogen burning main sequence and begun the next step, burning helium. As helium undergoes fusion at a much higher temperature than hydrogen undergoes fusion, the star expands dramatically and as it expands its outer layers cool to red heat.
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Does a red main sequence star have fusion?
A red main sequence star would be a red dwarf or a branch red giant. To be on the main sequence, you have to have hydrogen nuclear fusion.
Is a red giant star considered to be a main sequence star?
No. Red giants are not on the main sequence.
What is the step after main sequence in a stars life?
After the main sequence, a star becomes a red giant.
What category does a star belong in Main sequence star white dwarf red giant neutron star?
None of those is a main sequence star.
What is the brightest star white dwarf nova red giant or main sequence?
Red giant is the largest and the brightest.
What element is the main fuel for main sequence stars for red giant?
Main sequence star: hydrogen-1. Red giants: helium-4.
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.
When a main sequence star runs out of hydrogen to the core which type of star begins to form?
red giant
What determines if a main sequence star will be a red giant or a super red giant?
It is the mass of the main sequence star. "High mass" stars can become supergiants (not always red). If you go into more details, you will find this answer is a simplification, but it's OK for most purposes.
What is the main sequence of the red giant?
The main sequence of a red giant refers to the phase in a star's life cycle prior to its expansion into a red giant. During the main sequence, a star fuses hydrogen into helium in its core, generating energy that counteracts gravitational collapse. Once the hydrogen is depleted, the core contracts and heats up, leading to the outer layers expanding and cooling, which transforms the star into a red giant. Thus, the main sequence is characterized by stable hydrogen burning, while the red giant phase marks the transition to helium burning and further stellar evolution.
How would you arrange this in order red giant white dwarf and main sequence?
The correct order of these stellar evolutionary stages is main sequence, red giant, white dwarf. A star begins its life on the main sequence where it fuses hydrogen into helium. As it runs out of fuel, it expands into a red giant before shedding its outer layers and collapsing into a white dwarf.
What are the stages of a medium sized star?
Protostar, Main Sequence, Red Giant, Super Nova, and the Neutron Star.
