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Please answer the following questions below. Don’t skip any, do all. Pick from the following anwers that are below the question
What is a neutron star?
A star where there are just a few more neutrons than protons
A star with no neutrons
A star with only neutrons
What will our Sun Eventually turn into?
A white dwarf
Supernova
Supergiant
What keeps a star stable?
Nuclear reactions speed up the atom (“trying to pop the balloon”. And gravity pushes the atoms closer to one another.
Atoms split apart releasing energy. Some of this energy is seen as light. Gravity pulls it back together
Neutrons provide the glue that holds the star together like the nucleus, and atoms provide the energy that balances it and causes the store to shine
In the analogy of a star as a balloon, what plays the role of the walls of the balloon?
Gravity acts as the walls of the balloon keeping the atoms inside the star
Electromagnetic attraction between atoms pulls them back in
Nuclear interactions pull the atoms back in
As nuclear reactions, such as protons combining the form helium, occur in a star, what is released that keeps the star from crushing itself due to its gravity?
Energy that turns into light
Energy that goes to increasing the speed of the atoms
Gravity the lessons the pressure on the star
Explanation / Answer
1)A star with only neutrons
A neutron star is the collapsed core of a large (10–29 solar masses) star. Neutron stars are the smallest and densest stars known to exist.[1]Though neutron stars typically have a radius on the order of 10 kilometres (6.2 mi), they can have masses of about twice that of the Sun. They result from the supernova explosion of a massive star, combined with gravitational collapse, that compresses the core past the white dwarf star density to that of atomic nuclei. Most of the basic models for these objects imply that neutron stars are composed almost entirely of neutrons, which are subatomic particles with no net electrical charge and with slightly larger mass than protons.
2)A white dwarf
This lifespan began roughly 4.6 billion years ago and will continue for about another 4.5 – 5.5 billion years when it will deplete its supply of hydrogen, helium, and collapse into a white dwarf.