Question

Astronomers observe the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), a not very dense, rather small galaxy near us. They notice that even those stars that formed recently have relatively few heavier elements (when compared to such recent stars in our Milky Way.) What is the likely explanation for this deficiency

Answer 1

The reason it has few heavier elements is due to the fact that it's stars are widely spaced and this implies that it's stars have very low rate of formation and termination.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Small Magellanic Cloud, is basically a very tiny galaxy located near the Milky Way. Although it's tiny, it's diameter is approximately 7,000 light-years while it also contains over hundred million stars which are widely spaced.

Now, the reason it has few heavier elements is due to the fact that it's stars are widely spaced and this implies that it's stars have very low rate of formation and termination.