This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer
« previous next »

Author Question: Will our Sun ever undergo a white dwarf supernova explosion? Why or why not? A) No, because the ... (Read 124 times)

gonzo233

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 557
on: Jul 27, 2018
Will our Sun ever undergo a white dwarf supernova explosion? Why or why not?
 
  A) No, because the Sun's core will never be hot enough to fuse carbon and other heavier elements into iron.
  B) Yes, about a million years after it becomes a white dwarf.
  C) Yes, right at the end of its double-shell burning stage of life.
  D) No, because it is not orbited by another star.

Question 2

The brightest stars in a young open cluster will be
 
  A) massive blue main-sequence stars.
  B) Cepheid variables.
  C) yellow main-sequence stars like the Sun.
  D) T-Tauri variables.
  E) red giants.


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

Expo

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 351
Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

A


gonzo233

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 557
Reply #2 on: Jul 27, 2018
Thanks


Expo

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 351
Reply #3 on: Jul 27, 2018
Welcome :)


« previous next »
 

Did you know?

Once thought to have neurofibromatosis, Joseph Merrick (also known as "the elephant man") is now, in retrospect, thought by clinical experts to have had Proteus syndrome. This endocrine disease causes continued and abnormal growth of the bones, muscles, skin, and so on and can become completely debilitating with severe deformities occurring anywhere on the body.

Did you know?

Pubic lice (crabs) are usually spread through sexual contact. You cannot catch them by using a public toilet.

Did you know?

Recent studies have shown that the number of medication errors increases in relation to the number of orders that are verified per pharmacist, per work shift.

Did you know?

Opium has influenced much of the world's most popular literature. The following authors were all opium users, of varying degrees: Lewis Carroll, Charles, Dickens, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Oscar Wilde.

Did you know?

In 1886, William Bates reported on the discovery of a substance produced by the adrenal gland that turned out to be epinephrine (adrenaline). In 1904, this drug was first artificially synthesized by Friedrich Stolz.

Grey matter and white matter in the CNS. Grey matter and white matter in the CNS.
A Punnett square depicting a cross between two pea plants heterozygous for purple (B) and white (b) A Punnett square depicting a cross between two pea plants heterozygous for purple (B) and white (b)
Psoriasis. This photograph demonstrates the characteristic white skin patches of this condition. Psoriasis. This photograph demonstrates the characteristic white skin patches of this condition.
Rare and amazing White Deer Rare and amazing White Deer
When the White House tapes were turned over to the special prosecutor, several crucial sections had ... When the White House tapes were turned over to the special prosecutor, several crucial sections had ...
Video: Methods that regulate pH

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library