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Jkov05

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Describe degenerate matter.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Describe how the H-R diagram is used to determine which stars are giants.
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

Degenerate matter is formed from the death of stars. The matter is extremely dense due to the atoms having collapsed in on themselves, driving electrons toward the nucleus from the force of gravity.

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Giants appear in the upper right-hand side of the H-R diagram, which shows stars with low surface temperature and high luminosity.




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Reply 2 on: Jul 14, 2018
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