Calculate the Main-Sequence Lifetimes of the Following Stars of Different

question 39

Essay

Calculate the main-sequence lifetimes of the following stars of different spectral types: B0 (18 M_SUN), B5 (6 M_SUN), A5 (2 M_SUN), F5 (1.3 M_SUN), and M0 (0.5 M_SUN).What trend do you notice in your results?

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Definitions:

Observations

Data collected through measurement, surveys, or experimentation to represent instances of a variable.

Quartile

A statistical term describing each of four equal groups that a data set can be divided into based on distribution.

Median

The value separating the higher half from the lower half of a data sample or probability distribution.

Positively Skewed Distribution

A distribution where the tail is longer on the right side of the peak, indicating that most data points are on the left.