Which of these can a star become at the end of its evolution? Choose the three correct answers.

(2 points)
Responses

a white dwarf
a white dwarf

a brown dwarf
a brown dwarf

a black hole
a black hole

a supernova
a supernova

a neutron star

1 answer

At the end of its evolution, a star can become:

  1. a white dwarf
  2. a black hole
  3. a neutron star

So the correct answers are: a white dwarf, a black hole, and a neutron star.

A brown dwarf is not the end state of a star but rather an object that did not reach the necessary mass to ignite nuclear fusion in its core, and a supernova is an explosive event in the life cycle of a massive star, not a final state.