The masses of three clouds of gas and dust (nebulae) are provided below: • Cloud A is 60 times…

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The masses of three clouds of gas and dust (nebulae) are provided

below:

•             Cloud A is 60 times the mass of the Sun.

•             Cloud B is 7 times the mass of the Sun.

•             Cloud C is 2 times the mass of the Sun.

Imagine that all the material in each cloud will collapse to form a single star. Use this information to answer the questions and explain your reasoning.

a. Which cloud or clouds, if any, will evolve into a red main-sequence star?

b. Which of the stars that will form from these clouds, if any, will reach the giant stage?

c. Which of the stars that will form from these clouds, if any, will go through the supernova stage?