Which outcome occurs when a massive star exhausts silicon?

💡 Explanation

The core collapses inward causing a supernova event because fusion halts once silicon forms iron resulting in insufficient energy to counteract gravity; therefore core collapse occurs, rather than equilibrium because of gravitational imbalance.

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