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Q: science ( Answered 4 out of 5 stars,   1 Comment )
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Subject: science
Category: Miscellaneous
Asked by: webweaverlady-ga
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Posted: 17 Jul 2003 13:29 PDT
Expires: 16 Aug 2003 13:29 PDT
Question ID: 232142
Considering that it would have no source of internal energy to provide
the high temperatures and pressures required to support it against the
force of gravity, would such a star be large or small?  Why?
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Subject: Re: science
Answered By: wonko-ga on 17 Jul 2003 13:53 PDT
Rated:4 out of 5 stars
 
Once a star has largely died out, it is small.

"As a star like the Sun ages, it exhausts the hydrogen that fuels its
nuclear fusion, and increases in size to become a red giant. Then it
ejects its outer layers into space, producing a planetary nebula. The
remnant star at the center of the nebula gradually dies away as a
white dwarf."

"A Dying Star in Globular Cluster M15" The Hubble Heritage Project

Sincerely,

Wonko
webweaverlady-ga rated this answer:4 out of 5 stars
Excellent! Thanks!

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Subject: Re: science
From: mrsneaky-ga on 17 Jul 2003 14:10 PDT
 
I would add that gravity is actually a very feeble force.  If it was
"strong" relatively speaking (no pun intended), we wouldn't be able to
walk.  Electromagnetic forces and strong and weak nuclear forces are
much stronger.

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