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The evolutionary tracks of the stars mentioned in the table below on the H-R diagram along with their masses and main sequence lifetimes as well as also determine the stars that will remain on the main-sequence after 109 years and 1011 years.

Mass (M) Surface Temperature (K) Spectral class Luminosity (L) Main-sequence lifetime (106 years)
25 35000 O 80000 4
15 30000 B 10000 15
3 11000 A 60 800
1.5 7000 F 5 4500
1.0 6000 G 1 12000
0.75 5000 K 0.5 25000
0.50 4000 M 0.03 700000

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