Consider a Group of Stars with Masses Up to 8

question 107

Multiple Choice

Consider a group of stars with masses up to 8 times the mass of the Sun. Stars of which masses will pass along the horizontal branch?

• A) less than 0.4 M_Sun
• B) 0.4 M_Sun to 2 M_Sun only
• C) 2 M_Sun to 8 M_Sun only
• D) all stars 0.4 M_Sun to 8 M_Sun

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