If you were to increase the mass of a white dwarf star in some way:
A) its radius would become smaller.
B) it would reject the mass, because the electrons within the star are in a degenerate state and generate a very large outward pressure.
C) its radius would become larger.
D) its radius would remain the same, because the electrons in the stellar material are in a degenerate state.
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