A Type I supernova is believed to occur when
A) the core of a massive star collapses.
B) hydrogen detonation occurs.
C) a white dwarf exceeds the Chandrasekhar limit.
D) the cores of massive stars collapse.
E) neutrinos in a massive star become degenerate and form a shock wave that explodes the star.
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Q24: The Chandrasekhar limit tells us that
A)accretion disks
Q28: A planetary nebula is
A) the expelled outer
Q29: A planetary nebula has a radius of
Q33: A white dwarf is composed of
A)hydrogen nuclei
Q34: A planetary nebula
A) produces an absorption spectrum.
B)
Q35: As a white dwarf cools its radius
Q35: The diagram below shows a light curve
Q36: The Algol paradox is explained by considering
A)the
Q36: Synchrotron radiation is produced
A) in planetary nebulae.
B)
Q37: For a star of sun-like mass, what
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