A Typical White Dwarf Has a Surface Temperature About 4

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Multiple Choice

A typical white dwarf has a surface temperature about 4 times that of the Sun and a radius about 1 percent that of the Sun. What can one determine about the luminosity of a typical white dwarf from this information?

• A) The white dwarf will be less luminous than the Sun.
• B) The white dwarf and the Sun will have about the same luminosity.
• C) The white dwarf will be more luminous than the Sun.
• D) Nothing can be concluded about the relative luminosities from this information.

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