Homework Help: Science

Posted by Catherine on Saturday, May 14, 2011 at 10:24pm.

What two major factors determine the size of a star?

Is it
a) Gravity and Mass OR
b) The force of gravity pulling in trying to make the star as small as possible and the outward pressure from the radiation generated in the core trying to swell it up.

Thanks :) Because I'm getting confused here.

Science - SraJMcGin, Sunday, May 15, 2011 at 1:16am
See if any of the links here will clarify that:

http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=mcafee&p=what+makes+a+star+smaller+or+larger%3F

Sra

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