Question

the presence of which element would indicate that a star is going through a high mass star life cycle as opposed to loe mass star life cycle

Answer 1

If you look on Quizlet it will help you but to save you the hassle the answer is Iron.

Answer 2

Iron.

Step-by-step explanation:

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In this case, when the star's core starts being composed mostly of iron, the undergoing nuclear reactions can no longer continue into the star. It turns out that the star start running out of fuel, therefore it begins a temperature decrease as long as iron's melting temperature is larger. In such a way, the star flares up and consequently its inner temperature raises so the large heat causes the gases to burst until it swells up and subsequently turns into a glowing red giant larger than the original star.

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