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"Stellar Evolution" with three categories of stars:
Low Mass Stars,
Medium Mass Stars, and
Massive Stars. Each category has a sequence of blank boxes connected by arrows, representing the stages in the life cycle of stars depending on their mass.
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fill in the correct stages for each type of star based on standard stellar evolution knowledge. Here's how to complete the diagram:
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🔹 1. Low Mass Stars (e.g., stars like the Sun)
These stars have masses less than about 8 times that of the Sun. They end their lives as white dwarfs.
Sequence:
1.
Main Sequence Star →
2.
Red Giant →
3.
Planetary Nebula →
4.
White Dwarf
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✔ Explanation:
- A low-mass star spends most of its life fusing hydrogen into helium on the main sequence.
- When hydrogen runs out, it expands into a red giant.
- The outer layers are ejected, forming a planetary nebula.
- The core becomes a dense white dwarf, which slowly cools over billions of years.
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🔹 2. Medium Mass Stars (e.g., 1–8 solar masses)
These stars follow a similar path to low-mass stars but may undergo more complex fusion stages.
Sequence:
1.
Main Sequence Star →
2.
Red Giant →
3.
Helium Flash & Helium Fusion →
4.
Asymptotic Giant Branch (AGB) Star →
5.
Planetary Nebula →
6.
White Dwarf
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✔ Explanation:
- After the main sequence, they become red giants.
- In the core, helium ignites in a "helium flash," then fuses into carbon and oxygen.
- Later, they go through the AGB phase, shedding outer layers.
- Eventually, they eject their outer layers as a planetary nebula, leaving behind a white dwarf.
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🔹 3. Massive Stars (more than ~8 solar masses)
These stars live fast and die dramatically in supernovae.
Sequence:
1.
Main Sequence Star →
2.
Supergiant →
3.
Core Collapse →
4.
Supernova Explosion →
- Then two possible outcomes:
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Neutron Star (if remnant is 1.4–3 solar masses)
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Black Hole (if remnant exceeds ~3 solar masses)
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✔ Explanation:
- Massive stars burn fuel quickly and evolve rapidly.
- They fuse heavier elements up to iron in their cores.
- Iron fusion doesn’t release energy, so the core collapses.
- This triggers a
supernova explosion.
- The remnant is either a
neutron star or a
black hole, depending on the mass.
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✔ Final Filled Diagram (Text Representation):
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Low Mass Stars
[Main Sequence] → [Red Giant] → [Planetary Nebula] → [White Dwarf]
Medium Mass Stars
[Main Sequence] → [Red Giant] → [Helium Fusion] → [AGB Star] → [Planetary Nebula] → [White Dwarf]
Massive Stars
[Main Sequence] → [Supergiant] → [Core Collapse] → [Supernova]
↓
[Neutron Star] [Black Hole]
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