Click on the mass icon.
Select 6 in the bottom left corner.
Change the speed to normal.
Press play and then observe/watch what happens to the star's brightness throughout its life.
Question: When the mass of the star is 6x the sun, what stage of the star is the brightest?
(1 point)
Responses
white dwarf
white dwarf
red giant
red giant
main sequence
1 answer
When the mass of the star is 6 times that of the Sun, the stage of the star that is the brightest is the red giant stage.
In general, massive stars become much brighter when they enter the red giant phase due to the increased energy output from their core fusion processes and the expansion of their outer layers.
