Multiple Choice
For a white dwarf to explode entirely as a Type I supernova, its mass must be:
A) at least 0.08 solar masses.
B) 1.4 solar masses, the Chandrasekhar Limit.
C) 3 solar masses, the Schwarzschild Limit.
D) 20 solar masses, the Hubble Limit.
E) 100 solar masses, the most massive known stars.
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