Multiple Choice
There is a mass limit for a star in the white-dwarf phase, the Chandrasekhar limit, beyond which the electron degeneracy pressure can no longer support the star against its own gravity. This limit is
A) 0.2 solar mass.
B) 30 solar masses.
C) 1.4 solar masses.
D) 14 solar masses.
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