What Is the Ultimate Fate of an Isolated White Dwarf

question 25

Multiple Choice

What is the ultimate fate of an isolated white dwarf?

• A)As gravity overwhelms the electron degeneracy pressure, it will explode as a nova.
• B)It will cool down and become a cold black dwarf.
• C)As gravity overwhelms the electron degeneracy pressure, it will explode as a supernova.
• D)The electron degeneracy pressure slowly overwhelms gravity and the white dwarf evaporates.
• E)As gravity overwhelms the electron degeneracy pressure, it will become a neutron star.

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

A statement used in statistics that suggests there is no significant difference or effect, serving as the default assumption to be tested.

Chi-Squared Test

A statistical test used to determine whether there is a significant difference between the expected frequencies and the observed frequencies in one or more categories.

P-Value

A statistical measure that helps scientists determine the significance of their research results; a low p-value indicates strong evidence against the null hypothesis.

Binomial Distribution

A probability distribution that summarizes the likelihood that a variable will take one of two independent values under a given number of observations.