Degeneracy Pressure Stops the Crush of Gravity in All the Following

question 73

Multiple Choice

Degeneracy pressure stops the crush of gravity in all the following except

• A)a brown dwarf.
• B)a very massive main- sequence star.
• C)the central core of the Sun after hydrogen fusion ceases but before helium fusion begins.
• D)a white dwarf.
• E)a neutron star.

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