Which statement best describes what happens when a high-mass star reaches the end of its main sequence stage?

When a high-mass star uses up the hydrogen fuel in its core, it leaves the main-sequence stage. Its core contracts and heats up until helium fusion can begin, producing heavier elements. It does not immediately become a black hole; that can happen only much later for some massive stars, after further stages of evolution.

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