In a Group of Stars with a Range of Masses

question 26

Multiple Choice

In a group of stars with a range of masses, stars with different mass

• A) leave the main sequence of the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram at different times after their birth.
• B) have about the same age, as massive stars burn their fuel more rapidly than low-mass stars.
• C) all go through the supernova phase of evolution at varying times after their births.
• D) all pass, at some stage in their evolution, through one particular point on the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, occupied at present by the Sun.

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