Consider a group of stars with masses up to 8 times the mass of the Sun. Stars of which masses will pass along the asymptotic giant branch?

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Stars with masses ranging from 0.4 to 8 times the mass of the Sun will pass through the asymptotic giant branch (AGB) phase during their evolution. This phase occurs after a star has left the main sequence and has gone through the red giant phase, but before it becomes a white dwarf (for stars at the lower end of this mass range) or undergoes a supernova explosion (for the most massive stars in this range).

Consider a Group of Stars with Masses Up to 8