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When stars form they are mostly made up of hydrogen.

Main sequence stars derive their energy from converting hydrogen in helium in the cores. As the star ages the ration of helium to hydrogen increases. A star with a lot of helium there for must be old.

When the hydrogen has exhausted in the core the star begins to collapse due to gravity until it reaches a point that the temperature of the core is sufficient to fuse Helium into Carbon.

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