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Stars eventually die because they use up their fuel right? If all of this fuel was to be used up, would there be no suns?
They convert elements into other elements extracting some energy.Boogeyman said:Stars eventually die because they use up their fuel right?
Ultimately all the elements could be burned to the point where there is no more energy to be extracted by burning them further - there would only be iron and heavier elements left.If all of this fuel was to be used up, would there be no suns?
Boogeyman said:Yeah I know but if it happens that would mean death of life, and a cold universe?
Stars die because they use up all of their nuclear fuel, which is the source of their energy.
Stars use up their fuel through the process of nuclear fusion, in which hydrogen atoms fuse together to form helium and release energy.
The lifespan of a star depends on its mass. Smaller stars can last for billions of years, while larger stars may only last for a few million years.
When a star runs out of fuel, it can no longer produce enough energy to counteract the force of gravity, causing it to collapse and eventually die.
Some stars, such as white dwarfs, can undergo a process called nuclear fusion in their cores and reignite as a new star. However, this is not possible for all stars.