The Chandrasekhar limit tells us that
A) accretion disks can grow hot through friction.
B) neutron stars of more than 3 solar masses are not stable.
C) white dwarfs must contain more than 1.4 solar masses.
D) not all stars will end up as white dwarfs.
E) stars with a mass less than 0.5 solar masses will not go through helium flash.
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