Question

The yellow star has much less mass than the blue star and so will live longer explain why.

Answer 1

The more mass a star has the shorter the lifespan.

The less mass a star has the longer the lifespan.

So, that means that the yellow star (the one with less mass) will live longer.

Also . . .

Blue Stars are hotter than Yellow Stars.

This means that the Blue Star will Burn out quicker than the Yellow Star.

Answer 2

The radiation emission is closely connected with their visible color. In ascending order, the hottest are blue, yellow and red planets. The Stefan-Boltzmann's Law says that the radiation emitted by a hot body is given by:


`E=eA \alpha T^4`

Where "A" is the area. Considering the planet as a sphere, we have to its area is givin by:


`A=4 \pi r^2`

So we have that radiation is proportional to the radius of the planet. If the radius increases, the volume will increase. If a planet is larger, we can deduce that it has more mass.
Therefore, the more radiation the planet emit, it will be hotter, soon have more mass.

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