What Happens as a Star Runs Out of Hydrogen?
ES2810  Initial Mass Versus Final Size

Examine the relationship between a star's initial mass and its final volume. Note that white dwarf stars exhibit a range of diameters, depending on the star’s initial mass. What might account for the pattern you observe?
8. How does the initial mass of a star compare to its final size (volume)? 


	

 	

		
			
	

	
	

		 
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