What does the Chandrasekhar limit tell us?
A) Accretion disks can grow hot through friction.
B) Neutron stars of more than 3 solar masses are not stable.
C) White dwarfs more massive than 1.4 solar masses are not stable.
D) Stars with a mass less than 0.5 solar masses will not go through helium flash.
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A)hydrogen
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