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Why do larger/hotter stars burn their fuel faster and live shorter lives than the Sun.

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it's like a truck it uses more gas than a smaller car.
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you pretty much answered your own question haha
hotter stars die more quickly because, well, they're hotter than the sun
providing heat takes a lot of energy.
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