As a star forms out of gravitational collapse of a cloud:it gains gravitational energy and loses kinetic energy.the star is much hotter than the initial cloud. The kinetic energy gain equals the loss in gravitational energy.the star is much hotter than the initial cloud, however, the kinetic energy gain is only half the loss ingravitational energy.the interior of the star is much hotter than the surface layers because the central density is higher.

A star is formed when a giant molecular gas cloud starts to collapse under its own weight. A giant…

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