Which of the following statements about brown dwarfs is not true?
A)Brown dwarfs eventually collapse to become white dwarfs.
B)Brown dwarfs are supported against gravity by degeneracy pressure,which does not depend on the object's temperature.
C)Brown dwarfs form like ordinary stars but are too small to sustain nuclear fusion in their cores.
D)All brown dwarfs have masses less than about 8% that of our Sun.

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Brown dwarfs are unable to sustain nuclear fusion in their cores to become stars, but they do not collapse to become white dwarfs like stars. Instead, they slowly cool over time, eventually becoming cold, dark objects known as black dwarfs.

Which of the Following Statements About Brown Dwarfs Is Not