In a Type Ia Supernova, the Cause of the Violent

question 38

Multiple Choice

In a Type Ia supernova, the cause of the violent outburst is:

• A) the sudden emission of a shell of stellar material from a dying low-mass star
• B) the collapse of a very massive protostar to the main sequence
• C) an enormous release of neutrinos during a sudden episode of hydrogen fusion
• D) the transfer of so much mass from a companion star that a white dwarf goes "over the limit" and collapses, causing an enormous amount of sudden fusion
• E) two neutron stars colliding with each other

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