What does the Chandrasekhar-Landau 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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Q22: When material expanding away from a star
Q23: Where is synchrotron radiation produced?
A)in planetary nebulae
B)in
Q24: Why can't massive stars generate energy through
Q25: What is a white dwarf composed of?
A)hydrogen
Q27: Why can't the lowest mass stars become
Q28: After they leave the main sequence,what happens
Q29: When does a type-II supernova occur?
A)when a
Q30: Which of the following is almost always
Q31: What is a planetary nebula?
A)the expelled outer
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