Multiple Choice
You observe a 0.8 MSUN white dwarf in a binary orbit around a main-sequence star of mass 1.4 MSUN.Which of the following is most likely the original mass of the star that became the white dwarf?
A) 0.5 MSUN
B) 1 MSUN
C) 0.8 MSUN
D) 1.4 MSUN
E) 3 MSUN
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