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    When Mass Is Transferred Toward a White Dwarf in a Binary
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When Mass Is Transferred Toward a White Dwarf in a Binary

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When mass is transferred toward a white dwarf in a binary system,the material forms a rapidly growing whirlpool of material.What is that whirlpool called?


A) an accretion disk
B) an Algol paradox
C) a planetary nebula
D) a supernova remnant

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