neutron star or black hole
What neutron star or black hole means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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The supernova leaves behind a neutron star or a black hole as the final stage.
What the core left behind by a supernova becomes.
Topics that use neutron star or black hole
- The life cycle of a star (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- distribution of the elements
- iron as the limit
- nuclear fusion
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- supernova
- elements from a supernova
- extreme temperature and pressure
- how fusion works
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