Multiple Choice
In a group of stars with a range of masses, stars with different mass
A) leave the main sequence of the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram at different times after their birth.
B) have about the same age, as massive stars burn their fuel more rapidly than low-mass stars.
C) all go through the supernova phase of evolution at varying times after their births.
D) all pass, at some stage in their evolution, through one particular point on the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, occupied at present by the Sun.
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