A red giant that was originally a 9.5MSun main-sequence star loses a solar mass in 100,000 years via a superwind. What is this mass loss rate in units of solar masses per year? (the answer is not 0.000095 solar masses per year). Additionally, at this mass loss rate, what will the red giant's mass be after 0.5 million years? (Enter your answer as a multiple of MSun.)

A red giant that was originally a 9.5MSun main-sequence star loses a solar mass in 100,000 years via a superwind. What is this mass loss rate in units of solar masses per year? (the answer is not 0.000095 solar masses per year). Additionally, at this mass loss rate, what will the red giant's mass be after 0.5 million years? (Enter your answer as a multiple of MSun.)

Foundations of Astronomy (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Michael A. Seeds, Dana Backman

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Chapter13: The Deaths Of Stars

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