after main sequence Flashcards
1
Q
- low mass
A
red dwarfs who m is 0.5m and m is stellar masses and it ends its life as a white dwarf
2
Q
medium sized stars
A
bigger than 0.5 but less than 8m
hydro can end here and becomes a sub giant and burns helium and becomes a red giant and it grows
then once hel is gone it blows its layers into a planetary nebula
and a white dwarf is left
3
Q
Planetary nebula
A
outer layers of a RG blasted off
fusion stops and gravity pulls in
not an explosion
makes no new elements and is very old
4
Q
Sequence:
A
interstellar cloud- protostar-small star-red giant-planetary nebula-white dwarf