How is the death of a very large star different from the death of a small star?
Large stars at end of life become supernova and may turn into Black hole or neutron star.
Small stars become white dwarfs.
The Chandra-Sekhar limit states that stars with masses greater than 1.4 times that of the sun will eventually turn into white dwarfs.
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When a very large star dies, it usually explodes as a supernova, leaving behind a dense core that is either a neutron star or possibly a black hole; when a small star, like the Sun, dies, it usually forms a planetary nebula and its core becomes a white dwarf.
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When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.
When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.
When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.
When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.
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