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The Kuiper Belt is a collection of asteroid-sized icy bodies orbiting the Sun beyond the orbit of Neptune.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Suppose a white dwarf is gaining mass because of accretion in a binary system. What happens if the mass someday reaches the 1.4-solar-mass limit?
 
  A) The white dwarf undergoes a catastrophic collapse, leading to a type of supernova that is somewhat different from that which occurs in a massive star but is comparable in energy.
  B) The white dwarf, which is made mostly of carbon, suddenly becomes much hotter in temperature and therefore is able to begin fusing the carbon. This turns the white dwarf back into a star supported against gravity by ordinary pressure.
  C) The white dwarf immediately collapses into a black hole, disappearing from view.
  D) A white dwarf can never gain enough mass to reach the limit because a strong stellar wind prevents the material from reaching it in the first place.



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Answer to Question 1

TRUE

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clippers!

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Reply 2 on: Jul 27, 2018
Gracias!


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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

 

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