The Flowchart of Stellar Evolution



Question 11



11. What happens when the core runs out of He? What does the core burn to?


The core contracts and heats up again. A new shell of Helium fusion develops around the core, and the temperature may become high enough for the fusion of Carbon to Oxygen in the core.






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