No Stars Are Expected with Masses Greater Than 150 Times

question 70

Multiple Choice

No stars are expected with masses greater than 150 times our Sun because

• A) molecular clouds do not have enough material to form such massive stars.
• B) they would fragment into binary stars because of their rapid rotation.
• C) they would generate so much power that they would blow themselves apart.
• D) they would shine exclusively at X-ray wavelengths and would be difficult to detect.
• E) they would be too massive for hydrogen fusion to occur in their cores.

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