Consider a Large Molecular Cloud That Will Give Birth to a Cluster

question 87

Multiple Choice

Consider a large molecular cloud that will give birth to a cluster of stars. Which of the following would you expect to be true?

• A) A few massive stars will form, live, and die before the majority of the star's clusters even complete their protostar stage.
• B) All the stars in the cluster will be of about the same mass.
• C) All the stars in the cluster will become main-sequence stars at about the same time.
• D) All the stars in the cluster will have approximately the same luminosity and surface temperature.

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