We Do Not Know for Certain Whether the General Trends

question 70

Multiple Choice

We do not know for certain whether the general trends we observe in stellar birth masses also apply to brown dwarfs. But if they do, then which of the following would be true?

• A)Most of the brown dwarfs in the Milky Way Galaxy would be quite young in age.
• B)Brown dwarfs would be responsible for most of the overall luminosity of our Milky Way Galaxy.
• C)Brown dwarfs would outnumber all ordinary stars.
• D)Brown dwarfs would be extremely rare.

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