The densely packed neutrons of a neutron star cannot balance the inward pull of gravity if the total mass is
A) not at least 25 solar masses.
B) between 1.4 and 2.0 solar masses.
C) Chandrasekhar's limit of 1.4 solar masses.
D) greater than Schwartzschild's limit of 3 solar masses.
E) less than 1.0 solar masses.
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