A 1-solar-mass star and a 10-solar-mass star begin their lives on the main sequence but follow different evolutionary paths. Which statement correctly describes their evolution?

A star’s mass determines its fuel use and final fate. A 1-solar-mass star eventually sheds its outer layers and leaves behind a white dwarf. A 10-solar-mass star burns through its fuel much faster and ends its life in a supernova, so the correct statement is that the 1-solar-mass star becomes a white dwarf while the 10-solar-mass star becomes a supernova.

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