If two white dwarf stars have the same composition, then the more massive one always has:
A) a smaller radius than the less massive one.
B) a larger radius than the less massive one.
C) the same radius as the less massive one, since electron degeneracy causes all white dwarfs to be the same size.
D) a size that depends critically on composition (metallicity) rather than mass.
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