One of your good friends who is on a diet asks you to point out the stars with the smallest mass on an H-R diagram that you are studying. Where are you sure to find the stars with the lowest mass on any H-R diagram?
A) among the white dwarfs
B) among the stars at the top left of the main sequence
C) among the stars at the bottom right of the main sequence
D) among the supergiants
E) stars with low mass can be located anywhere at all in the H-R diagram

Question

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The stars with the lowest mass on an H-R diagram are found at the bottom right of the main sequence. This area represents stars that are cooler and less luminous, characteristics of lower mass stars.

One of Your Good Friends Who Is on a Diet