Which of these characteristics of a star make it most likely to become a black hole? Select the two correct answers.(1 point)

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Its mass is greater than 20 times the mass of the sun.
Its mass is greater than 20 times the mass of the sun.

Its mass is equal to that of the sun.
Its mass is equal to that of the sun.

It is dying.
It is dying.

It has an abundant supply of hydrogen.

Answer 1

The two characteristics of a star that make it most likely to become a black hole are:

1. Its mass is greater than 20 times the mass of the sun.
2. It is dying.

A star must have a sufficiently high mass to undergo the gravitational collapse necessary to form a black hole, and it typically goes through a dying phase at the end of its life cycle when it can potentially collapse under its own gravity.