Which outcome results when a molecular cloud collapses?

💡 Explanation

Increased density triggers Jeans instability, because self-gravity overcomes the cloud's internal pressure, and therefore fragments form, rather than equilibrium or dispersal, which require greater pressure or outward energy flux.

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