What the core of the star will become is dependent of the mass of the supergiant star.
Stars between about 3 and 10 solar masses will generally become neutron stars. Stars above 10 solar masses generally become black holes.
A star with an iron core is typically a red supergiant star that has exhausted its nuclear fuel and is in the final stages of its life cycle. The iron core forms when the star's fusion processes can no longer generate enough energy to counteract gravitational collapse, leading to a supernova explosion.
A star 8 time the mass of the Sun turns into a neutron star when it run out of fuel, become a supergiant, and undergo supernova explosion. After the explosion, a core remains. If the core is less than 3 Solar masses, it becomes a neutron star, or else it becomes a black hole.
Inside a supergiant star, the core is primarily composed of elements such as hydrogen and helium, undergoing nuclear fusion processes. As the star evolves, heavier elements like carbon, oxygen, and iron form in the core through successive fusion stages. The immense pressure and temperature in the core drive these fusion reactions, eventually leading to the star's collapse and possible supernova explosion once iron is produced.
When a collapsed core becomes so dense, it reaches a state known as neutron degeneracy, where neutrons can exist in close proximity due to the exclusion principle preventing them from occupying the same quantum states. This forms a neutron star, where the core is primarily composed of densely packed neutrons.
As a star ages and runs out of fuel in its core, it can expand in size as it transitions into a red giant. During this phase, fusion reactions occur in the outer layers of the star, causing it to expand and cool. This expansion happens when the star exhausts its hydrogen fuel and begins fusing helium in its core.
The life cycle of a supergiant star begins with its formation from a massive molecular cloud, leading to the ignition of nuclear fusion in its core. As it exhausts hydrogen, it expands into a red supergiant, fusing heavier elements. Eventually, the core collapses when iron accumulates, resulting in a supernova explosion. The remnants may form a neutron star or a black hole, depending on the initial mass of the supergiant.
When a star exhausts its core hydrogen fuel, it begins to fuse heavier elements like helium, carbon, and oxygen. This fusion process generates more energy in the core and causes the star to expand and become a huge star. This stage is known as a red giant or supergiant.
Yes, it is a red supergiant star.
A star that has exhausted the hydrogen in its core will become a red giant or supergiant.
A Neutron Star
A star that has exhausted its hydrogen supply is called a red giant or a red supergiant, depending on its initial mass. This stage occurs when the star begins to fuse heavier elements in its core, leading to its expansion and eventual evolution into a white dwarf, neutron star, or black hole.
A star with an iron core is typically a red supergiant star that has exhausted its nuclear fuel and is in the final stages of its life cycle. The iron core forms when the star's fusion processes can no longer generate enough energy to counteract gravitational collapse, leading to a supernova explosion.
A neutron star.
A Neutron Star
Yes, Betelgeuse is a supergiant star. It is a red supergiant star located in the constellation of Orion and is one of the largest stars known in our galaxy.
Neutron Star
A hydrogen shell is most likely to form around a more massive star in the later stages of its life, as it transitions to a red giant or supergiant phase. This occurs when the star exhausts the hydrogen fuel in its core and starts fusing hydrogen in a shell surrounding the core, causing the outer layers of the star to expand and cool.