Explanation All stars were formed from the contraction of the nebulae. The mass of the stars is a significant factor that determines the stage it will go through its lifetime (that is. from its birth to its death). A star with a mass less than 0.8 times the mass of the Sun can never reach the temperature high enough (threshold temperature) for sustaining fusion of hydrogen. On the other hand, a Star with a mass more than 100 times the mass of the Sun would undergo fusion at such a furious rate that the gravity couldn’t resist thermal pressure and the star would explode...

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