Download Main Sequence Star What is happening in the core? How does the

Main Sequence Star
What is happening in
the core? How does
the star support itself?
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Core runs
out of
hydrogen. What happens?
How does the rest of the
star support
itself?
Core runs
out of
helium. What happens in
the core? What supports
the rest of the star?
Is the mass of the star
greater than ~ 6 - 8 times
that of the Sun?
NO
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YES
What happens
in the
core? When does fusion
stop and why? What
supports the star?
Go to evolution of low
and medium mass stars.
What happens
to the
star? What does it
become? What do we
observe first? Second?
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