Consider two different clusters with approximately the same turnoff luminosity. Cluster A has a main sequence 0.5 magnitudes bluer than cluster B. What property is different between clusters A and B? Explain the physical process that makes the stars of cluster A bluer.

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Consider two different clusters with approximately the same turnoff luminosity. Cluster A has a main sequence 0.5 magnitudes bluer than cluster B. What property is different between clusters A and B? Explain the physical process that makes the stars of cluster A bluer.

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Given two clusters A and B on the H-R diagram (which is a plot between the luminosity and temperature with temperature increase on the left) with approximately the same turnoff luminosity.

And we know the turnoff luminosity is the point on the H-R diagram which indicates the point at which the main sequence star runs out of fuel.

It is stated that cluster A has a main sequence magnitude 0.5 magnitudes bluer than the cluster B.

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