The Evolution of the star of the mass similar to that of the mass of the Sun wil

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The Evolution of the star of the mass similar to that of the mass of the Sun will most likely take following steps: 1)_______ the stage before the ignition of the nuclear reactions converting 2)______ into 3)_______ 4)________Star -- star is in equilbrium during this stage: the force of 5)________ is equal to the force of 6)________ pressure stabilizing the star's radius. The conversion of the 7)_______ into 8)_______via nuclear 9)_______ is providing the radiation in the stellar 10)_______. This stage typically last up to 11)_____ billion years. 12)_______ -- as result of depletion of the 13)______ in the stellar 14)______, and increased density of 15)______ the star can now convert 16)_____ into the 17)________. This set of reactions provide the net energy that is much 18)_________ than the one fuelling the previous stage. As result the force of 19)________ is higher than the force of 20)_________acting on he star which leads to the 21)_______ of star's radius. The star of Sun's mass will last in this stage for up to 10 22)_________ years. 23)___________ 24)___________ 25)___________

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Small stars have a mass upto one and a half times that of the Sun.
Stage 1- Stars are born in a region of high density Nebula, and condenses into a huge globule of gas and dust and contracts under its own gravity.
This image shows the Orion Nebula or M42 .
Stage 2 - A region of condensing matter will begin to heat up and start to glow forming Protostars. If a protostar contains enough matter the central temperature reaches 15 million degrees centigrade.
This image is the outflow (coloured red)and protostar.
Stage 3 - At this temperature, nuclear reactions in which hydrogen fuses to form helium can start.
Stage 4 - The star begins to release energy, stopping it from contracting even more and causes it to shine. It is now a Main Sequence Star.
The nearest main sequence star to Earth, the Sun
Stage 5 - A star of one solar mass remains in main sequence for about 10 billion years, until all of the hydrogen has fused to form helium.
Stage 6 - The helium core now starts to contract further and reactions begin to occur in a shell around the core.
Stage 7 - The core is hot enough for the helium to fuse to form carbon. The outer layers begin to expand, cool and shine less brightly. The expanding star is now called a Red Giant.
The star expands to a Red Giant, below
Stage 8 - The helium core runs out, and the outer layers drift of away from the core as a gaseous shell, this gas that surrounds the core is called a Planetary Nebula.
A Planetary Nebula
(Below, NGC 6543).
Stage 9 - The remaining core (thats 80% of the original star) is now in its final stages. The core becomes a White Dwarf the star eventually cools and dims. When it stops shining, the now dead star is called a Black Dwarf.
Massive Stars - The Life of a Star of about 10 Solar Masses
Massive stars have a mass 3x times that of the Sun. Some are 50x that of the Sun
Stage 1 - Massive stars evolve in a simlar way to a small stars until it reaces its main sequence stage (see small stars, stages 1-4). The stars shine steadily until the hydrogen has fused to form helium ( it takes billions of years in a small star, but only millions in a massive star).
Stage 2 - The massive star then becomes a Red Supergiant and starts of with a helium core surrounded by a shell of cooling, expanding gas.
The massive star is much bigger in its expanding stage.
(A Red Supergiant,below).
Stage 3 - In the next million years a series of nuclear reactions occur forming different elements in shells around the iron core.
Stage 4 - The core collapses in less than a second, causing an explosion called a Supernova, in which a shock wave blows of the outer layers of the star. (The actual supernova shines brighter than the entire galaxy for a short time).
The set of images below shows the star going into a stage called Supernova and contracting to become a neutron star
The images above were from the HEASARC Homepage
Stage 5 - Sometimes the core survives the explosion. If the surviving core is between 1.5 - 3 solar masses it contracts to become a a tiny, very dense Neutron Star. If the core is much greater than 3 solar masses, the core contracts to become a Black Hole.

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