Multiple Choice
This diagram represents the life track of a 1-solar-mass star.Refer to the life stages labeled with Roman numerals.
-What will happen to the star after stage VIII?
A) Its outer layers will be ejected as a planetary nebula and its core will become a white dwarf.
B) It will continue to expand gradually until carbon fusion begins in its core.
C) It will explode as a supernova and leave a neutron star or black hole behind.
D) It will remain in stage VIII for about 10 billion years,after which its outer layers will shrink back and cool.
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