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Many massive stars end their life cycles as black holes. Why do astronomers not believe the sun will end its life cycle as a black hole?(1 point)
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It is not at the center of the solar system.
It is not at the center of the solar system.

It is not massive enough.
It is not massive enough.

It is not a binary star.
It is not a binary star.

It is much too hot.
It is much too hot.

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It is not massive enough.

Explanation: Only very massive stars (roughly >20–25 times the Sun's mass initially, leaving a core >~3 M☉) can collapse to black holes. The Sun is far too low in mass and will become a white dwarf instead.