A White Dwarf, Compared to a Main Sequence Star with the Same

question 10

Multiple Choice

A white dwarf, compared to a main sequence star with the same mass, would always be:

• A) larger in diameter
• B) smaller in diameter
• C) the same size in diameter
• D) younger in age
• E) less massive

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Standard Error

A measure of the statistical accuracy of an estimate.

Sampling Distribution

A statistic's distribution of probabilities taken from a randomly selected sample.

Standard Error

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