More massive stars form more rapidly. (T/F)
Q: All stars start their lives with the same basic composition. What determines their differences? O…
A: Mass they formed with
Q: Life on Earth wouldn't be possible without supernovae. Why?
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Q: Supernova A is farther away than supernova B. The brightness of supernova A will be ________ than…
A: The brightness of supernova and its distance from the observer are related as
Q: What is an emission nebula?
A: The space between stars and galaxies is filled with clouds of gas and dust. These clouds of gas and…
Q: Why are metals less abundant in older stars than in younger stars?
A: Answer: The metals which basically are non hydrogen and helium material are produced or created in…
Q: of a star occur
A: Possible stages of a star that occurs are as follows:
Q: In binary star systems where a main-sequence star is transferring mass to a white dwarf star, which…
A: Required : The correct option
Q: A pulsating variable star with a period of 10 days would be a Cepheid having an absolute magnitude…
A: Pulsating variable star are made by expansion and contractions in the outer layers of any stars. Due…
Q: All of the single red-dwarf stars that ever formed are still on the main sequence today. (T/F)
A: Main sequence stars are those which are fusing hydrogen to helium in their cores. Almost 90% of the…
Q: Which stars are associated with a planetary nebula? black holes, neutron star's, white dwarf or main…
A: Required : What are planetary nebula associated with.
Q: A nova is an event, not a stellar object. (True or false)
A: It is True. A nova is a transient astronomical event that causes the sudden appearance of a bright,…
Q: What are the approximate spectral type, temperature, absolute magnitude number, and luminosity of…
A: Required : Spectral type, absolute magnitude, temperature and luminosity of star E.
Q: For each type of stellar explosion, identify its progenitor star
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Q: Calculate the luminosity of an 8 solar mass star.
A: The luminosity of a star is the amount of energy that it radiates per second. It can be considered…
Q: What would a dead star of 2.5 solar masses be?
A: In massive stars the density and temperature of the core gain as much amount of heat to fuse the…
Q: It takes less and less time to fuse heavier and heavier elements inside a high-mass star. (T/F)
A: Stars are powered by fusion reactions. It is the process by which lighter elements combine to form…
Q: The percentage of helium used immediately during a star’s helium flash phase is
A: It is a very brief phase
Q: Why massive stars are short lived?
A: A massive star has a shorter life spanthan an average star because of fasterhydrogen fuel…
Q: f a star is to eventually form a stellar black hole at any point in its life cycle, what must…
A: a star spends most of its lifetime as a main-sequence star. when it consumes all of its hydrogen…
Q: When two stars are in the same star system, they can affect each other’s evolution. Two stars in the…
A: Two stars in the same system might evolve at a different pace, depending on their distances in the…
Q: What causes a star to move off the main sequence?
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Q: The present-day density of the sun is about 1.4 g/cm3. The volume of a sphere is 4/3πr3. The density…
A: Given:ρsun=1.4g/cm3ρstar=ρsunxRsunRstar3volume of sphere =4/3πr3to find:ρsun when Rsun=50 times…
Q: Consider two stars on the main sequence, A and B. Star A has a mass of 9. Мо Star B has a mass of…
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Q: Why don't red dwarfs become giant stars?
A: Red dwarf stars or M-type stars are small stars with a mass of 0.08 to 0.6 times the mass of the…
Q: Why does the orbital period of a binary star depend on its mass?
A: A binary system is formed when two massive astronomical objects start orbiting each other around a…
Q: You've just discovered a new X-ray binary, which we will call Hyp-X1 ("Hyp" for hypothetical). The…
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Q: What is the difference between type I and type II supernovae
A: To determine Difference between type I and type II supernovae
Q: why are Cepheid variable stars good distance indicators? What about supernovae?
A: Named after delta-Cephei, Cepheid Variables are the most important type of variable because it has…
Q: Sn1604 a supernova in the year 2000 the age then was 396 years calculate the speed of expansion of…
A: Sn1604 a supernova in the year 2000 the age then was 396 years.If Kepler’s supernova expanded ar…
Q: Why does a star's life expectancy depend on its mass?
A: Stars are formed due to the gravitational collapse of interstellar gas. This collapse is…
Q: In which component of the interstellar medium do new stars form? O molecular clouds O HII Intercloud…
A: Interstellar medium is the medium between matter and radiation. The matter are gases (gas cloud),…
Q: Why do old stars have less metal compared to new ones?
A: As per the Big Bang theory, the universe expanded from an initial high-density state. In the…
Q: The main-sequence age of a star of 1M⊙ is about 1010 years. What is the main-sequence age of a star…
A: Answer the following question is
Q: Sun-like star transitions into a Red Giant __________. Group of answer choices after the planetary…
A: Solution Given dataSun like star transitions into a Red Giant ..........Which option is correct…
Q: mass
A: The evolution is affected by mass exchange in the binary. The higher mass Star use to be the lower…
Q: Calculate the mass of a star having a diameter of 6E5 km and an average density of 1.1 g/cm3
A: It is given that,
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- Consider two stars on the main sequence, A and B. Star A has a mass of 4 M⊙. Star B has a mass of 0.8 M⊙. By what factor is the luminosity of star A greater than the luminosity of star B?Why are emission nebulae red ?What are the main products of the fusion reactions that take place in low mass main sequence stars?