The luminosity of a low mass star goes down after helium flash. The sudden onset of helium fusion stops core shrinkage and the low-mass star will become smaller, and less luminous than it was as a red giant.
A helium flash occurs in low-mass stars during the helium burning phase. High-mass stars do not experience a helium flash because they have a higher core temperature and pressure, so helium burning begins smoothly without the need for a sudden ignition event. Additionally, high-mass stars have higher energy production rates, which prevent the conditions required for a helium flash from occurring.
The helium flash converts helium nuclei into carbon nuclei through the fusion process in the core of a star. This process occurs in stars with a mass greater than about 0.8 times the mass of the Sun during the later stages of helium burning. The intense energy released during the helium flash helps stabilize the star against gravitational collapse.
Nothing, helium is inert.
The helium explodes into flames (which quickly die out).
Helium is not important for living beings.
A helium flash occurs in low-mass stars during the helium burning phase. High-mass stars do not experience a helium flash because they have a higher core temperature and pressure, so helium burning begins smoothly without the need for a sudden ignition event. Additionally, high-mass stars have higher energy production rates, which prevent the conditions required for a helium flash from occurring.
The helium flash converts helium nuclei into carbon nuclei through the fusion process in the core of a star. This process occurs in stars with a mass greater than about 0.8 times the mass of the Sun during the later stages of helium burning. The intense energy released during the helium flash helps stabilize the star against gravitational collapse.
The helium flash in stars of solar masses typically lasts only a few hours to a few days. During this short-lived event, helium is rapidly converted into carbon and oxygen in the star's core, leading to a release of a significant amount of energy.
Nothing, helium is inert.
The helium flash occurs during the evolution of a star when the core of the star reaches a high enough temperature for helium fusion to begin, typically after the star has exhausted its hydrogen fuel in the core.
The helium explodes into flames (which quickly die out).
Helium is not important for living beings.
Helium is chemically inert and does not react with aluminium
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Helium hasn't an effect.
A helium flash occurs because the core of the star is in what is known as a "degenerate" state. This means that the core has contracted so much that the pressure of the electron shells of the atoms making up the core prevent the core from contracting further. Under normal gas conditions (i.e. NOT a degenerate state), an increase in the temperature of the core would cause an increase in core pressure resulting in the core expanding and the temperature then dropping. This state is known as hydrostatic equilibrium. With a degenerate core, the temperature increases but the pressure doesn't. This extra energy ignites the helium creating run-away nuclear reactions. This is what is referred to as a "helium flash."
Helium doesn't combine with oxygen. Helium is chemically inert because it has completely filled valence orbitals.