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A supernova is the explosion of a dying?

a. medium-mass star.
b. high-mass star.
c. protostar.
d. low-mass star.

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A supernova is the explosion of a dying high-mass star. High-mass stars are born in nebulae and evolve and live in the Main Sequence. But, after the red-giant phase of a star, unlike low-mass stars, a high-mass star undergoes a supernova explosion.
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