Review Questions for Lecture 14
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Review Questions from the Text
p. 494, 1-4, 8-10, 12-15
Review Terms
Accretion Disk
Carbon Detonation Supernova
Neutron Degeneracy Pressure
Nova
Recurrent Nova
R-Process
S-Process
Standard Candle
Stellar Nucleosynthesis
Supernova
Supernova Remnant
Type-I Supernova
Type-II Supernova
Review Concepts
Why does a nova always happen with a white dwarf in a binary
system?
What doesn't accreted matter on normal stars cause nova explosions?
What will happen to a white dwarf if its mass is greater than the
Chandrasaekar mass?
What happens inside a very massive star after it burns helium in its core?
What happens inside a massive star when an iron core forms?
What are the differences between a Type-I and a Type-II supernova?
How does the composition of the interstellar medium change
because of supernova?
What is the r-process? How does it relate to the formation
of heavy elements?
Where did the iron in your blood come from?