When a Supernova Explosion Results from Core Collapse in a Massive

question 64

Multiple Choice

When a supernova explosion results from core collapse in a massive star it appears to leave behind

• A) a rapidly expanding shell of gas and a central neutron star or black hole.
• B) a rapidly rotating shell of gas,dust,and radiation,but no central object.
• C) a rapidly expanding shell of gas and a compact white-dwarf star at its center.
• D) nothing,the explosion changes all the matter completely into energy,which then radiates into space at the speed of light.

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