For a White Dwarf to Explode Entirely as a Type

question 112

Multiple Choice

For a white dwarf to explode entirely as a Type I supernova, its mass must be

• A) at least 0.08 solar masses.
• B) 1.4 solar masses, the Chandrasekhar limit.
• C) 3 solar masses, the Schwartzschild limit.
• D) 20 solar masses, the Hubble limit.
• E) 100 solar masses, the most massive known stars.

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