Question

PLEASE HELP ASAP:

Which of the following would you expect to see in the death of a star that is less than 0.5 solar mass?
a) white dwarf
b) supernova
c) planetary nebula
d) red giant

Answer 1

A white dwarf it is small and very dense and it doesn’t have fusion any more so it doesn’t convert energy so it slowly cools and dies

Answer 2

a) white dwarf

Step-by-step explanation:

A small to average mass star usually end up as white dwarfs. Once the fuel is used up, the nuclear fusion reaction stops in the core of the star. It starts expanding and forms a red-giant. Majority of the mass is thrown before the star collapses to a small core known as white dwarf.

Thus, a star having 0.5 solar mass would eventually end up as a white dwarf.