Star Death

Photo from NASA

Death of Stars
Helium - ash created in core. _______ Result of accumulating ash:

He wont burn, so, amount of Energy out declines. Gravity wins & star contracts.
Density goes UP so P & T increase too. Creates conditions for He to start burning get all elements up to ...

Carbon _____________ - ash created in core. Result of accumulating ash:

C wont burn, so, amount of Energy out declines. Gravity wins & star contracts. Density goes UP so P & T increase too. But this time there is SO much mass that new things happen

Death of Small-Medium Stars

What happens to C? Cant burn. Just accumulates What happens with the star?

Gravity wins. Star begins fatal collapse. No new E to push outward. Collapses until Pauli Exclusion principle electrons cant be pushed any closer creating permanent outward pressure.
= Electron Degeneracy Pressure

Sudden outward push envelope balloons out

Star becomes a ____________________________ Red Giant

What happens next?

Envelope eventually is shed creating planetary nebula

White Dwarf Star becomes a ____________________________

Over trillions of year what happens?

No new source of E, so, fades away & becomes a Black Dwarf The end.

H burns to He-ash. He burns to .

Death of Large Stars

Carbon - ash created in core. _____________ Result of accumulating ash: Energy declines Gravity wins star contracts.
Pressure & Temp go UP. What happens to C? Conditions can get so Hot Carbon Burns! Carbon nuclear fusion creates all elements up to IRON. What happens with the core? Iron ash accumulates Energy declines Gravity wins star begins fatal collapse

Gravity so strong it overcomes Pauli Exclusion Principle electrons crash into the protons in nuclei
Neutrons dont burn but get packed in tight permanent outward force against gravity. Rebounding neutrons = big outward PUSH

SUPERNOVA! Star becomes a ___________________________

What forms in the envelope under these conditions? Outward energy collides with inward collapsing Atoms .Nuclear Fusion fireworks result in Envelope All elements up to Uranium (#92) formed. What is left over in the core? Compact ball of Neutrons

Neutron Star Star remnant is called a _____________________ OR, Black Hole If the star was really huge it is a _________________. Nebula The cloud of dusty debris created is called a _______________ The end for the star. New beginning for a solar system or new star

Try It!
Name all the types of stars we discussed. Follow a newborn star:
Step 1: Nebula of Hydrogen dust pulled together via gravity. What happens to Density, T & P? Step 2: It becomes a STAR. Explain what is happening to make it qualify as a star. Continue on to outline star death
do Small-Medium then Large.