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abern

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Why is there an upper limit to the mass of a white dwarf?
 
  A) The more massive the white dwarf, the higher its temperature and hence the greater its degeneracy pressure. Near 1.4 solar masses, the temperature becomes so high that all matter effectively melts into subatomic particles.
  B) White dwarfs come only from stars with masses less than 1.4 solar masses.
  C) The upper limit to the masses of white dwarfs was determined through observations of white dwarfs in binary systems, but no one knows why the limit exists.
  D) The more massive the white dwarf, the greater the degeneracy pressure and the faster the speeds of its electrons. Near 1.4 solar masses, the speeds of the electrons approach the speed of light, and no more mass can be supported.

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The interval from new Moon to first quarter is about a(n)
 
  A) hour. B) day. C) week. D) month. E) year.


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Dominic

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Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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abern

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Reply 2 on: Jul 27, 2018
:D TYSM

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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